Oregon Environmental News
Only 6 of these rare mammals have ever been seen; now, scientists think they have a 7th
No one knows how many there are, what they eat, or even where they live in the vast expanse of the southern Pacific Ocean.
5 years into Amazon’s Climate Pledge, workers challenge its progress
Amazon’s carbon emissions are still nearly 20 million metric tons greater than when it committed to an ambitious climate goal.
Readers respond: Quit gas leaf blowers now
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Readers respond: Dig deeper into young tree harvest
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17 deaths in Oregon now considered heat-related
At least one more person has died in Oregon’s July heat wave, bringing the number of suspected heat-related deaths to 17 across seven counties.
What Nike’s ‘sustainability bloodbath’ means for its carbon reduction pledges: Beat Check podcast
On Beat Check, business reporter Matthew Kish talks about Nike cutting its sustainability workforce while trying to pursue ambitious carbon reduction goals.
Readers respond: Environmental benefit of no-buy year
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9-foot great white shark was responsible for swimmer’s injuries, tests show
That determination came from analyzing DNA left on a wetsuit worn by the swimmer on June 2, and bite marks on the fabric.
16 deaths in Oregon under investigation as heat-related
Three more people who died in Oregon in recent days are likely the victims of excessive heat, bringing the number of suspected heat-related deaths to 16.
Intertwined galaxies 326 million light-years away captured by Webb Space Telescope
NASA says the neighboring galaxies, nicknamed Penguin and the Egg, have been tangled up for tens of millions of years. The same will happen to our own Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy in 4 billion years.
The Quinault Nation is trying to escape the rising Pacific, but time is running out
Across the U.S., tribes suffer some of the most severe impacts of human-caused climate change but typically have the fewest resources to respond.
U.S., Canada reach new agreement on Columbia River hydropower, water
The “agreement in principle,” reached after six years of talks, provides a framework for updating the six-decade-old Columbia River Treaty.
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