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Eric Gay/APThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving Oregon and Washington school districts more than $51 million to buy new electric school buses. -
Jes Burns/OPBDeciding when and where to conduct prescribed burns is becoming increasingly important as the climate warms, and, according to a recent study, the timing and frequency of appropriate weather will also play a larger role.
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Scientists say predicting the effects of climate change on avalanches is elusive: Many factors such as temperature, rain and winds are altered by the changing climate. Lower-elevation areas may see fewer avalanches, but uncertainties remain about higher elevations. -
Facing big deficits, the governor has proposed taking a bigger chunk out of climate programs in his new budget — about 7% — and spreading the funds over seven years. Climate groups said cutting back on state spending now would cost the state more later.
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The Oregon King Tides Project is requesting photos taken on the coast during specific winter days, when the ocean tides are at their highest.
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a procedural error in approving the Climate Protection Program invalidates the regulations.
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A new climate lawsuit file against the EPA claims the agency violated the rights of 18 California children by allowing greenhouse gas emissions.
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A proposal that would allow industries to permanently stash climate-polluting carbon dioxide beneath U.S. Forest Service land puts those habitats and the people in or near them at risk, according to opponents of the measure.
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The benefit would have allowed eligible Oregon Health Plan members to obtain air conditioners, heaters and other devices to help them withstand extreme weather.
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Historic funding to the Rural Energy for America program has helped fund more than three dozen rural solar projects in Oregon this year.
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A new study shows that climate change is responsible for the decrease in quantity and quality of hops produced in Europe. That news could be problematic for Northwest hops farmers and beer drinkers.
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An Oregon State University study has found climate change has led to an $11 billion decrease in the value of privately-owned West Coast forests over the last 20 years.
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An updated inventory shows the area has more than 50 ice patches that no longer qualify as glaciers while several have disappeared entirely.
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Oregon’s second largest natural gas utility won’t be able to charge customers to pay for its political and lobbying activities and will have to decrease its proposed 2024 rate increase under a settlement agreement approved Thursday by the Oregon Public Utility Commission.
