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SOCAN follows Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's lead on how to take action to reverse climate change. -
Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital ChronicleTwo freight-to-rail centers in the Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon have failed to fulfill a single promise of boosting agricultural exports and reducing emissions.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture painted a dire picture of snow packs in its Jan. 1 water outlook report. That report showed that most Oregon snowpacks were well below normal levels. -
Oregon’s Department of Agriculture began phasing out the use of chlorpyrifos in 2020. Now, the state will ban most of its uses this month — with some exceptions.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving Oregon and Washington school districts more than $51 million to buy new electric school buses.
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire.
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Deciding 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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Environmental groups have successfully pushed for a ‘green terminal’ strategy at the Port of Humboldt outside Eureka.
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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.
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'It means the river has a future': Advocates cheer milestone as water flows from a Klamath River damThis week, water started being released from a reservoir on the Klamath River, kicking off the largest dam removal in U.S. history.
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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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Oregon officials in Ashland, where the boat was inspected, found dead and live specimens. Officials said the latter is particularly worrying because each mussel can reproduce millions of others.
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Climate-warming greenhouse gasses in the U.S. declined 1.9% last year, but that's only a third of what's needed to meet Paris climate change goals.
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A process underway to revise the plan, in part to provide even more protection for mature and old growth forests with a series of public online meetings will explain the process and proposals, and a comment period.
