On this edition, we talk with Joseph Vaile of Defenders of Wildlife about an upswing in wolf population in 2025. Measures to protect the wolf seem to be working and more of these apex predators are moving into Western Oregon. Then, we talk with KLCC's newest reporter, Natalie Pate.

It’s the kind of news one literally chokes on: the Eugene-Springfield area ranks in the top three worst metropolitan areas in the U.S. for air quality.

President Donald Trump is invoking an obscure law that allows the military to pollute waterways in the Owyhee region.

Oregon-based Pacific Seafood is one of the largest seafood companies in the U.S., with locations up and down the West Coast.

Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson has declared April as “Dark Sky Month.” But local activists are calling on the city to do more to reduce light pollution.

The Oregon State Marine Board has voted to accept public comment on a proposed temporary rule that limits the use of motorized boats on the upper Siletz River.

On this edition, we talk with Oregon Treasurer, Elizabeth Steiner about how the state has invested in clean energy projects and how that has been a positive for state pension funds. Damon Motz-Storey of the Oregon chapter of the Sierra Club joined as well to talk about their partnership with the state.

Wildlife conservation groups are skeptical it was a mistake.

Gray whales aren’t getting enough to eat to survive their long migration toward Alaska.

After visiting the Leaping Lamb Farm in 2003, Scottie fell in love with the weather, the idea of growing her own food and the barn.