Oregon’s newest kid governor wants to the state to focus on addressing climate change. That’s the platform on which Rosie Lanenga, a fifth-grader at Portland’s Riverdale Grade School, was elected by her peers from across the state.
Oregon is getting hotter for everyone, according to a new report, but it's not affecting all Oregonians equally. Why it matters: The sixth Oregon Climate Assessment was released last week, finding that the state has warmed by 2.
Conflicts of interest between NW Natural and a number of government bodies and nonprofits were analyzed in a new report from the Pennsylvania-based nonprofit climate group F Minus and the Oregon-based nonprofit climate advocacy group Breach Collective.
Oregon has a new kid governor who is on a mission to battle climate change. Rosie Lanenga is a 5th grader at Riverdale School in south Portland. She was sworn in on Thursday at the State Capitol in Salem after being elected by other fifth graders across the state.
The Seventh Oregon Climate Assessment from state and federal scientists and researchers evaluates the what the future could look like based on increasingly precise forecasts.
Oregon is predicted to see a 50% reduction in annual snowfall between 1950 and 2100, according to the 2025 Oregon Climate Assessment.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A group of local high school students is taking the initiative to help slow down climate change ... "It's pretty Oregon, definitely," said Teresa Walsh, a senior at Catlin ...
The increased threat of wildfires and potential damages to timberlands from drought, fire and smoke are expected to reduce timber prices in Oregon, Washington and California in the coming decades,
High taxes are hurting job growth in Portland and chasing wealthy people out of town. Despite those aggressive levies, many government services are poor, in part because specialized taxes aimed at girding for climate change, getting kids into preschool, and helping the homeless have, at various times, gone unspent.
more rain and less snow under warming average global temperatures due to human-caused climate change. That’s one conclusion in the 314-page Seventh Oregon Climate Assessment, which was published ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire ... Wildfire seasons are growing longer and more intense due to climate change, and Oregon isn’t the only state grappling with how to manage the risk. Washington state and ...
The 83rd Oregon legislature gets to work this coming Tuesday and there's a lot on the table for the lawmakers to consider. From dealing with the state's homeless and housing issues, to the effects of climate change to mental health.