AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoOcean Monitoring Fight: The Trump administration reversed course on dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative after bipartisan backlash, with the NSF saying it won’t remove more instruments and will work on a sustainable path forward—promising to put back equipment already pulled off Oregon and Washington coasts. Wildfire Tech: A new FireSat wildfire-detection satellite network is set to launch this summer, aiming to spot fires as small as 15 feet across from orbit. Climate Policy in Bend: Bend approved a climate pollution fee on natural gas appliances in new homes, a 4-1 vote that could push electrification as Oregon faces low snowpack and earlier wildfire seasons. Willamette River Planning: A new report warns the Willamette Basin faces warmer rivers, reduced snowpack, and growing water demand, calling for renewed cross-agency watershed collaboration. Endangered Plants: A petition seeks Endangered Species Act protections for two rare Northwest goldenweeds as native bunchgrass prairies shrink to about 0.1% of their original range. Wildfire Season Readiness: Oregon’s Department of Forestry declared the fire season open, citing record-low snowpack and drought conditions, while utilities ramp up wildfire risk preparations.
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