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Congresswoman Bynum wants answers from ICE, amid reports of targeted raids in Central Oregon
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As reports from nonprofits swirl about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Central Oregon, Congresswoman Bynum is asking them whether it is targeting immigrant communities during moments of crisis or other...
Penn State’s 2025 football schedule and ticket prices: White Out vs. Oregon is a premium seat
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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June 19, 2025
The Penn State football program is back for the 2025 season and the 12th under the guidance of coach James Franklin. The Lions finished 13-3 last season and made their first ever appearance in the College Football Playoff, which expanded to 12...
Readers respond: Don’t let Oregon’s climate progress stall
OregonLive.com
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June 18, 2025
Transportation is Oregon’s largest source of climate pollution. At the same time, the sector also offers powerful tools to create a cleaner, more equitable and economically resilient future. Unfortunately, the Legislature’s proposed transportation...
Bill to strengthen Oregon’s electric grid, increase transmission capacity passes Legislature
OregonLive.com
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June 19, 2025
Oregon legislators have passed a bill that mandates alternatives to building new transmission lines and aims to save ratepayers money. House Bill 3336 requires utilities to use so-called grid-enhancing technologies that can be installed on...
See historic photographs of the Oregon Pioneer atop the State Capitol
Statesman Journal - Oregon
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The Oregon Pioneer, also known as the Gold Man, pictured on June 17, will receive a refurbished gold coat in the upcoming weeks.Kevin Neri/Statesman JournalScaffolding is visible around the Oregon Pioneer in preparation for reguilding of gold leaf...
How an Oregon garden is saving butterflies and creating a wildlife ‘land bridge’ at 5,500 feet
OregonLive.com
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June 19, 2025
When hikers on the famous Pacific Crest Trail reach Mark Newberger’s land on Mount Ashland, they’re welcome to fill their water bottle from a well spout and kickback at a shaded picnic table. Here, they also have a front-row seat of Newberger’s...
Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry
The Guardian
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June 19, 2025
In the early morning hours of 12 June, Moises Sotelo woke up to go to work in the rolling hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley wine country, a place he has called home for decades. But this morning was not business as usual. A car tailed Sotelo as...
Oregon coastal locations make HGTV’s list of best beaches in the NW
OregonLive.com
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June 18, 2025
Oregonians don’t need any national websites to remind us of how beautiful our beaches are. But it’s kind of fun, anyway, to see our spectacular coastline get some love, and attention. The HGTV website is sending some kudos toward this part of the...
New law strikes medical debt from Oregonians' credit scores
Public News Service
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A bill prohibiting credit reporting on Oregonians' medical debt has been signed into law by Gov. Tina Kotek. Hailed as a significant victory for consumer rights advocates, the bill also removes existing medical debt from credit reports, including...
Oregon lawmakers pass $800 million bill for Portland MLB stadium
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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June 18, 2025
In a bid to bring professional baseball to Portland, Oregon lawmakers have decided they’re swinging for the fences. Senate Bill 110 sailed through the Oregon Legislature with bipartisan support, passing the House of Representatives on a 46-6 vote...
A ‘Profound Mistake’: Senate Republican Rollback of IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices and Bring More Climate Extremes
EcoWatch
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June 18, 2025
The Kayenta Solar Plant in Kayenta, Arizona on June 23, 2024. Brandon Bell / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based...
Turning a Corner — Cascade East Transit Expands Central Oregon Services
The Source Weekly - Oregon
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June 18, 2025
The Cascade East Transit bus trundled along Route 2 past downtown Bend during the evening rush hour on June 12. Finished with work, Jill Hanson boarded the bus at Hawthorne Station, choosing a window seat among four other passengers. Hanson has...
Major Oregon Coast Beach Cleanups Right After Fourth - How You Can Help
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 06/18/25 at 6:05 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Rockaway Beach, Oregon) - As summer begins, the Pacific Northwest sees a surge in outdoor activity, drawing residents and visitors alike to beaches, rivers, and parks. But...
Oregon’s recycling modernization law comes into effect, takes aim at EPR
Recycling Product News
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June 17, 2025
In 2021, Oregon passed the Plastics Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582), a new law focused on updating and improving the state's recycling system. Finally going into effect, the law will make recycling easier, better for the...
Public land in Oregon at risk, part of proposal for ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
FOX 12 - Oregon
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June 19, 2025
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - If passed, a budget reconciliation proposal, introduced by Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee, would put 3.2 million acres of public land up for sale across 11 states, including Oregon. Lee’s proposal would help offset tax...
Fun, clues and travel await: Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s Hidden Bottle Hunt returns for its fifth year
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 18, 2025
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, who operates the BottleDrop network, is excited to announce its 2025 Hidden Bottle Hunt, scheduled to take place June 26-29. This annual summer event, now in its fifth year, invites families and...
Oregon DEQ talks about wildfire smoke’s effects, and how to minimize your risk
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 18, 2025
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As the Alder Springs Fire blazes on in Central Oregon, its smoke is starting to affect our air quality. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality works with the Oregon Health Authority, along with other local agencies, to...
Oregon Construction Workers Earn Adjusted $61K per Year, Above National Median
KMVU FOX26 - Oregon
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The U.S. construction industry is navigating a period of heightened uncertainty in 2025, marked by shifting trade policies, restrictive immigration enforcement, and persistently high interest rates. New tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have...
Oregon’s most diverse county weighs rolling back DEI policies to comply with Trump administration
OregonLive.com
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June 17, 2025
Oregon’s most diverse county could become the first in the Portland-metro area to rescind its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to comply with the Trump administration’s demands that governments end those efforts. A proposal before the...
Bill to boost beavers, curb trapping to help restore waterways passes Oregon Legislature
OregonLive.com
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June 18, 2025
How to restore water quality in thousands of miles of polluted waterways in Oregon? Call in the beavers – the animals, that is, not the football team. That’s what new legislation – approved this week – essentially seeks to do. The bill has...