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Debate over road funding reignites ahead of Oregon’s looming special session
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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August 26, 2025
Two months of summer relaxation have done little to cool the debate over how the state should pay for road maintenance. Oregon lawmakers on Monday picked up exactly where they left off in late June, meeting in Salem to take up a high-profile bill...
Oregon counties can choose new solar farm rules
The Bulletin - Oregon
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August 25, 2025
Published 6:00 am Monday, August 25, 2025 HEPPNER — By the end of the year, counties in Oregon have to decide whether to opt out of a new statute affecting solar farm siting rules. Solar siting projects larger than 320 acres on non-arable land...
Oregon counties to choose solar farm siting path
Hermiston Herald - Oregon
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August 25, 2025
Oregon counties to choose solar farm siting path Published 6:00 am Monday, August 25, 2025 Morrow County contends with the effects of new administrative rules despite high-value farmland designation HEPPNER — By the end of the year, counties in...
Incendio en Oregon destruye cuatro casas y amenaza miles más; se salvan los viñedos de California
Los Angeles Times
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August 26, 2025
Diez estructuras, incluidas cuatro viviendas, quedaron destruidas por un incendio forestal que arrasa el centro de Oregon, donde miles de residentes permanecían bajo órdenes de evacuación el lunes, mientras que un incendio en la región vinícola...
Firefighters and weather are stabilizing Oregon wildfire. Flames so far spare California...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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“Gotta love Mother Nature. It brought in a little bit of rain. Cooled the temps, relative humidity came up,” Travis Medema, the state's chief deputy state fire marshal, told a community meeting in the town of Sisters. “The incident, for the first...
Practical Approaches to Strengthen Your Company’s Future
Cascade Business News - Oregon
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August 27, 2025
Future-proofing a company is one of the most pressing challenges business leaders face today. With rapid technological advancements, shifting consumer demands, and global market uncertainties, organizations must think beyond short-term performance...
Gonzaga Adds Exhibition vs. Western Oregon
The Slipper Still Fits - Washington State
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August 26, 2025
D-II’s Western Oregon will make the trip up to Spokane on October 27th to take on Gonzaga. The Wolves finished last in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2024-25 (5-23 overall record, 2-16 in league play). Western Oregon coach Doug Morton...
Best Practices for Managing Remote Construction Teams and Field Workers
Cascade Business News - Oregon
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August 27, 2025
The Foundation: Building Trust Through Transparency The best field team management starts before anyone picks up a tool. Tommy learned this lesson the hard way when his framing crew walked off a job site after discovering they’d been working with...
Forest fires in Oregon and California: the situation and impact on wine regions
Mezha
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August 26, 2025
According to AP, the forest fire in central Oregon destroyed ten structures, including four residential homes, and thousands of residents are still under evacuation orders on Monday. At the same time, fire activity in the Napa wine region of...
High winds, heat fuel wildfires in central Oregon, Northern California
USA Today
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Thousands of residents in central Oregon and Northern California's wine country remained under evacuation notices on Aug. 25 as firefighters battled two major wildfires amid ongoing hot and dry weather across the western United States. The Flat...
Tues 9:40 | Connecting climate change and wildfire risk
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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Dr. Chris Adlam joins the Exchange. As wildfire trends become increasingly obvious, questions about their driving forces become more urgent. Dr. Chris Adlam, Southwest Regional Fire Specialist with the Oregon State University Extension Service and...
Kotek signs 4 bills to help make energy bills more affordable for Oregonians
KGW 8 - Oregon
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August 26, 2025
New Oregon laws set rules for data centers, limit utility rate hikes, double low-income aid and create performance-based oversight of electric companies. PORTLAND, Ore. — Gov. Tina Kotek commemorated the signing of four bills Monday aimed at...
Gonzaga Men's Basketball to host Western Oregon in exhibition game
Nonstop Local SWX Sports - Washington State
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga men's basketball will host Division II program Western Oregon in an exhibition game on Monday, Oct. 27, at the McCarthey Athletic Center, according to the Wolves’ schedule. Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and first-year...
Extreme Heat Warnings in Eastern Washington and Oregon
97-5 KOOL FM - Washington
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August 25, 2025
One of the downfalls of living in a desert, is the extremely hot, dry conditions. Living in such an area isn't for everyone. However, as long as we're prepared, we can plan ahead for ways to deal with extreme heat. The Severe Heat Warning for...
Wildfire in Oregon destroys 4 homes, threatens thousands more, as flames spare California...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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“We are deeply saddened by the loss of homes and personal property and extend our sympathy to those affected,” Deschutes County Sheriff Ty Rupert said in a statement. Flames still threatened nearly 4,000 homes, fire spokesperson Gert Zoutendijk...
Wholesalers shed more light on Oregon packaging EPR legal challenge
Packaging Dive
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August 25, 2025
Dive Brief: A federal court on Friday granted the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Environmental Commission an extension in responding to a complaint filed by the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. That lawsuit...
Wildfire sweeps across Oregon, California; thousands evacuated
Hindustan Times
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August 25, 2025
Ten structures — including four homes — have been destroyed by a wildfire sweeping through central Oregon, where thousands of residents remained under evacuation orders on Monday, while a blaze in Northern California wine country has so far spared...
Keizer deploys 10 firefighters to wildlife near Sisters
Keizertimes - Oregon
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August 25, 2025
Ten Keizer firefighters were recently deployed to Sisters to fight an out-of-control blaze two miles northeast of the town. The Flat Fire started on Thursday, Aug. 21, near Lake Billy Chinook, officials reported. No suspected cause has been...
Governor Kotek's new bills promise energy relief for Oregonians
KEZI - Oregon
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HILLSBORO, Ore. - Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a series of bipartisan bills aimed at reducing energy costs for Oregonians. The legislation, including House Bills 3546, 3179, 3792, and Senate Bill 688, seeks to lower household energy expenses, hold...
Youth file climate lawsuit against Wisconsin
E&E News
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August 25, 2025
Fifteen young people from Wisconsin are suing the state, challenging laws they say violate their constitutional right to a stable climate. Dunn v. Wisconsin Public Service Commission is the latest in a string of legal challenges brought by an...