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Land managers have been using ecological burns to maintain and enhance the native prairies in West Eugene. They say the practice also helps to reduce the risk of wildfires.
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Emails show the governor plans to send Ivan Gall for state Senate confirmation May 29.
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A new water storage facility in South Eugene is now online. The two 7.5 million gallon tanks are built to withstand a major earthquake.
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Old-growth trees provide vital wildlife habitat, help forest ecosystems and store massive amounts of carbon. But some activists in Southern Oregon claim the Bureau of Land Management is allowing the logging of old-growth trees despite recent calls by the Biden administration for protection.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the first-ever national drinking water standards for chemicals known as PFAS. Announced April 10, those rules will impact Oregon.
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Conservation groups are taking the federal government to court over environmental protections for gray wolves across the West — including in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, where they are not listed as an endangered or threatened species.
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Government officials are increasingly calling for tribal inclusion in policymaking, particularly in forestry. But how much they engage tribes varies, and some Indigenous leaders question whether these agencies truly respect tribal input — or if they're just paying lip service.
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If you’re planning to watch the eclipse Monday morning, there are a few things to know. Sky gazers in the Pacific Northwest are in store for a partial eclipse—when just about a quarter of the sun will be shadowed by the moon.
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Experts say a wolverine spotted in South Eugene Thursday is likely the same animal that’s been sighted in Florence, Newport and other communities along the coast.
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Authorities have shot and killed a black bear in Cottage Grove after they say someone fed it and it got too comfortable around people.
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For the third time in seven years, Oregonians will get to see a solar eclipse. It won’t be the total eclipse of the sun witnessed in 2017 nor the ring of fire from last year’s annular eclipse. But on Monday morning, sky-watchers will have a reason to look up.
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A federal judge recently put protections back in place for large trees in Eastern Oregon after the Trump administration removed those guidelines in its final days.