State of Oregon keeps reasons for salmon policy change under wraps
State claims attorney-client privilege protects release of records regarding what one critic calls “a bizarre effort to distort the science”
Aug
31, 2023
Jul
6, 2023
Oak trees at risk in Columbia Gorge
Once abundant, Oregon white oak populations in the East Cascades face numerous obstacles, the legacy of fire suppression among them
May
9, 2023
Data center on Columbia River would nearly double town’s energy consumption
The Bonneville Power Administration has confirmed Cascade Locks mayor’s concerns about proposed new construction
Apr
13, 2023
Douglas fir in ‘decline spiral’ in southwestern Oregon
Linked to drought and insects, dieback of Oregon’s most commercially valuable forestry product likely to worsen with warmer, drier future
Mar
20, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Businessman proposing data center on banks of Columbia River has history of troubled deals
City mayor says “things aren’t adding up” with deal being pursued by Port of Cascade Locks and tech startup
Feb
23, 2023
New study sounds alarm, provides hope for western redcedars
First peer-reviewed research links cedar death to climate, details which trees are dying, which are surviving and how the species might be saved
