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"Maybe the Klamath River basin would have turned itself around without Jeff Mitchell. Back in 2001, at the pinnacle of the conflict over the river’s fate, when the Klamath earned its reputation as the most contentious river basin in the country, Mitchell planted a seed."Will Unlikely Alliance Bring Klamath Dam Removal?
Earth Island Journal, 03/03/2010
"Despite unanimous opposition from Republicans, Oregon's Senate passed a bill this afternoon aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from cars, SUVs and pickup trucks in metropolitan areas even as the state's population grows."OR Senate OKs Bill To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Cars, Trucks
Portland Oregonian, 02/24/2010
"The mysterious pelican malady that left hundreds of the birds sick and stranded along the Oregon and California coasts this winter was probably caused by a combination of bad weather and fish shortages related to El Nino, state Fish and Game officials said Monday.""Pacific Coast Pelican Illness Linked To Bad Weather, Scarce Food"
LA Times, 02/23/2010
"Oregon's Senate shot down a bill this morning that would have banned a potential endocrine-disrupting chemical from baby bottles and sippy cups, splitting 15-15 on a ban that Washington's Legislature has endorsed with lopsided votes.""Oregon Senate Shoots Down Ban on BPA in Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups"
Portland Oregonian, 02/17/2010
"The federal judge overseeing efforts to make the Columbia Basin's federal hydroelectric dams safer for salmon is giving the Obama administration one last chance to come up with something better that won't violate the Endangered Species Act.""Judge Gives NOAA Fisheries Last Chance on Salmon"
AP, 02/12/2010
"An influential environmental group has backed away from a settlement that would remove four dams along the Klamath River to restore salmon and steelhead runs that have been partially blocked for most of the past century on the California-Oregon border.""Key Enviro Group Retreats From Klamath River Settlement"
Greenwire, 02/10/2010
"HEAVY WEATHER, a new radio documentary by Barbara Bernstein explores the connections between increasing extreme weather and our changing climate and landscapes. It presents solutions that are community driven, based on decisions we make to change the ways we live and travel. Changes that actually can improve our quality of life.""Heavy Weather"
Heavy Weather, 02/09/2010
"The eco-conscious city plans to build more than 680 miles of new bikeways in the coming two decades at a cost of $613 million.""Portland Promotes Urban Cycling, But Costs Will Be High"
Portland Oregonian, 02/05/2010
"An exhaustive report on Portland Harbor contamination -- written by industries and local government agencies that will likely have to pay for much of the cleanup -- tends to 'minimize the risks to human health and the environment' from harbor pollution, federal regulators say.""Milestone Report on Portland Harbor Pollution Lowballs Risk, EPA Says"
Portland Oregonian, 01/22/2010
"Experts say the 10 million gallons of untreated wastewater that poured into Puget Sound off Magnolia last week, while unacceptable, pales when compared with the toxic insults legally funneled into the Sound every day."Puget Sound Sewage Spill Raises Issues
Seattle Times, 12/21/2009
"Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today unveiled legislation to revamp management of 8.3 million acres in six national forests in eastern Oregon with the backing of both timber and conservation groups that have long battled over the land.""New Senate Bill Aims to End 'War' Over Eastern Ore. Forests"
Greenwire, 12/18/2009
As world leaders gather for climate talks in Denmark, producer Christy George tracks climate change impacts in Denmark, Oregon. Along the way she finds "new voices -- psychologists, philosophers and poets -- wrestling with the enormity of the changes facing the place they call home.""The Denmark Project: Facing The Changes Climate Change Will Bring"
Oregon Public Broadcasting, 12/09/2009
"The city of Seattle announced this afternoon that its greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 were 7 percent below what they were in 1990 — a target the city had hoped to meet by 2012. But it's not at all clear how or if the city will still meet the goal three years from now.""Seattle's Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2008 Were Below 1990 Levels"
Seattle Times, 12/09/2009
The Army Corps of Engineers is teaming up with The Nature Conservancy to change the way the Willamette River flows as part of their "Sustainable Rivers Project."What's All the Dam Fuss About?"
Eugene Weekly, 12/07/2009
"Conservation and energy groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asking the agency to object to an air pollution permit granted to TransAlta Corporation's coal-burning power plant in Centralia, Washington.""Conservationists Petition EPA to Block Washington Coal Plant Permit"
ENS, 11/04/2009
