Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency July 2 due to extreme heat, but city contractors continued posting sweep notifications on homeless encampments throughout emergency As Portland experienced deadly, record-breaking heat in early July and hund ...
24 Jul 2024 - Kimberly Cortez
Local lobbyists simultaneously represent Chevron, cities impacted by 2021 heat dome in light of neighboring Multnomah County lawsuit Local lobbyists representing cities impacted by the 2021 heat dome simultaneously work on behalf of Chevron, one of the co ...
24 Jul 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Survey finds TriMet fare increases will cause over half of respondents to use transit less, but the agency plans to hike fares anyway TriMet’s Board of Directors will vote on a proposed fare increase at its May 24 meeting. If the board votes in favor, a f ...
1 Feb 2023 - Aurora Biggers
A major river restoration project is likely forthcoming, but fish and tribes in the basin face ongoing water and climate troubles A decades-long effort to remove four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River may soon come to fruition. In the Klamath Basi ...
2 Nov 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Lehuauakea, kapa maker and cultural practitioner, finds community in both the Northwest and Hawai'i This is the first installation in a series of profiles and Q&As with Indigenous artists with roots in, or connections to, the Pacific Northwest. B ...
16 Aug 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
After a wet spring, Portland is drought-free, but that’s not the case for the rest of the state Portland is emerging from one of the wettest springs on record and heading into summer drought-free, but Oregonians outside of the Willamette Valley aren’t fee ...
29 Jun 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
One year removed from the deadly 'heat dome,' Portlanders will gather to mourn those who died — and call for better outcomes in the future Portland’s first “ Heat Week ” began during the last week of June to commemorate the 69 lives lost last su ...
24 Jun 2022 - Christine Menges
Scientists urge regulators to address marine health, sound alarm about acidification S teven Rumrill watches mass deaths take place deep under the surface of the ocean. Last summer, he watched hundreds of crabs struggle to reach a part of the ocean where ...
17 Feb 2022 - Piper McDaniel
With added threat of climate change and natural disasters action is needed to demine the region Once known as the land which hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics — and historically renowned for its beautiful terrain, clear emerald lakes and diverse multi-ethni ...
23 Dec 2021 - Arian Berberović
Gov. Kate Brown called for reduction of diesel emissions in an ambitious climate order, but experts and advocates remain skeptical the state has the infrastructure to get it done A state agency is moving forward with regulations to reduce the environment ...
11 Aug 2021 - Jake Thomas