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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...
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’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...
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...
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...
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...
Tong: ‘Absolutely Nothing Unlawful’ About Environmental Justice Efforts
CT News Junkie - Connecticut
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June 18, 2025
Attorney General William Tong answers questions outside the State Capitol in Hartford on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie Environmental justice initiatives are legal and necessary, according to a coalition of 13 attorneys...
ESA protection sought for wolves in Idaho, parts of Oregon, Washington
Capital Press - Oregon
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June 18, 2025
Published 1:35 pm Wednesday, June 18, 2025 An adult male from Oregon's Middle Fork Pack. Wolf advocates are suing to force wolves in Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming back on the endangered species list. (Courtesy...
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife adopts limited wild Chinook fall season
KPIC - Oregon
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — After seeing the outcries of the coastal community about a potential closure for this years' wild Chinook salmon fishing season, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife decided to restrict wild Chinook season along the...
Guest column: Cool off this summer with these 4 Oregon river adventures
The Bulletin - Oregon
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June 18, 2025
Published 2:30 pm Wednesday, June 18, 2025 By By SAMI GODLOVE, For The Bulletin Often described as one of the best mountain biking trails in the U.S., the McKenzie River Trail takes riders through old-growth Douglas fir forests and past dazzling...
Oregon’s gas prices rising as Israel-Iran attacks cause crude oil prices to spike; Bend’s price unchanged in past week
KTVZ - Oregon
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June 17, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gas prices are climbing in most states, including Oregon, because of the attacks between Israel and Iran, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. The conflict caused crude oil prices to spike to their highest prices since...
Oregon House passes ‘jock tax’ bill to help fund MLB stadium, heads to Gov. Kotek next
The Bulletin - Oregon
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June 17, 2025
Published 3:09 pm Tuesday, June 17, 2025 A rendering of the potential MLB stadium in Portland proposed by the Portland Diamond Project in March 2025. (Courtesy photo/Portland Diamond Project) Senate Bill 110, a measure aimed at helping fund a...
Global warming? What "globe" are they talking about anyway?
Renew America
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By Curtis Dahlgren December 22, 2008 'I'm already sick of winter, and we have nine days to go before it officially begins.' — resident of Portland, Maine (12/12/08) FROM PORTLAND, OREGON TO PORTLAND, MAINE; from Las Vegas to New Orleans; the...
OSU Using AI To Identify Wildlife
PNW AG Network - Washington
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June 18, 2025
An Oregon State University Undergrad has developed a way to use artificial intelligence to identify species captured on trail cameras. Owen Okuley said the A-I works similarly to how a human learns to identify images. “You’re shown something and...
Oregon governor proposes using $160M from state’s ‘rainy day’ fund for wildfires
The Reflector - Washington State
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Alex Baumhardt / Washington State Standard Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that could meet costs and get passed by the Oregon Legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing to skim...
Researchers survey Oregon forests for insect damage and drought effects
KPIC - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service will conduct low-level flights in June to monitor forest health. This survey, which began in the 1940s and paused only during the 2020 pandemic, is the longest...
Restored wetland revives endangered fish and boosts collaboration in Oregon’s Klamath Basin
Environmental Health News
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June 18, 2025
A retired surgeon’s effort to convert a barley field into a wetland near Upper Klamath Lake has helped improve water quality and revitalize endangered fish species, creating new grounds for cooperation between farmers and tribes in the region....
Hikers in Oregon and Washington beauty spots warned to watch out for unexpectedly angry animals
Daily Mail
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June 18, 2025
By LAURA PARNABY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 11:42 EDT, 18 June 2025 | Updated: 11:58 EDT, 18 June 2025 Hikers have been warned to watch out for angry animals causing chaos across hundreds of miles of picturesque countryside spanning Oregon and...
Workshops and talks this week in Central Oregon
The Bulletin - Oregon
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June 18, 2025
Published 9:00 am Wednesday, June 18, 2025 1/3 Swipe or click to see more Carly King will discuss the connection between literature and opera on Tuesday at the Downtown Bend Public Library. (Submitted photo) 2/3 Swipe or click to see more The...