Monica Samayoa
Oregon Public BroadcastingMonica Samayoa is a reporter with OPB’s Science & Environment unit. Before OPB, Monica was an on-call general assignment reporter at KQED in San Francisco. She also helped produce The California Report and KQED Newsroom. In 2017 she studied abroad in Sydney, Australia, where she attended University of Technology Sydney to finish her degree. There, she was able to get her first taste in radio while producing and hosting for 2SER, Sydney Educational Radio.
Monica holds a bachelor's degree in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University.
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South Coast residents are attempting to study offshore wind projects on their own. Some are calling for a pause in development as a federal agency fails to convey its message. -
Drops in solar and wind energy production, also known as energy droughts, could potentially last for hours in the Pacific Northwest. New research is aimed at helping grid planners better understand these energy gaps and where solutions, like battery storage, could be best utilized.
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The Oregon Department of Energy’s recently published solar dashboard shows how solar-generated electricity, both at utility scale and rooftop solar, has grown throughout the state since 1986.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, along with six state agencies, declared their support this week for the federal government’s proposal to allow floating offshore wind energy projects off Oregon’s south coast, despite mixed feelings from local communities, the fishing industry and Tribes.
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Oregon’s electric vehicle sales have skyrocketed, nearly doubling in the past two years. Despite the increase in sales, a state agency report released this month says more work is needed to meet the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
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The Oregon Department of Energy's Oregon Rental Home Heat Pump program will provide rebates to landlords to install cooling units to their rental properties.
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Lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would have provided an additional $30 million to restart the program.
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The Climate Resilience Package could bring in $1 billion in federal funds over the next few years for climate action across the state.
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Oregon could see a much hotter July and August as the region shifts to an El Nino weather pattern later this year.
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The standoff between lawmakers in Salem could potentially sink dozens of bills and lose out on tens of millions of dollars that would help the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions and put it on track to meet its climate goals.
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The Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area committee will reopen its application process for its second general public seat after Gov. Tina Kotek asked the committee to ensure the member is bilingual.
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Residents from Eastern Oregon affected by ongoing groundwater pollution demand Gov. Tina Kotek to declare state of emergency
