The whale was likely dead for a couple weeks before it washed ashore south of South Beach State Park near Newport.

McKenzie River floodplain projects use heavy machinery and thousands of logs to improve water quality, restore wildlife habitat and help buffer wildfires.

With temperatures expected to soar into the 90s and even the triple-digits through the weekend, Oregonians are advised to hydrate, stick to shady or air-conditioned spots, and not exert themselves.

Just days before, an eaglet fell from the nest onto a lower branch of the tree. That’s when the Cascades Raptor Center heard from community members that the bird might need help.

The Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County has been criticized for poor waste management practices and was fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality earlier this year. The nearby non-profit Bit By Bit Adaptive Riding says it’s had to move its therapy horses off its property due to the landfill.

A proposal to build a large utility-scale solar farm in the Willamette Valley is beginning to take shape, years after it was first announced.

Nearly three years since the Lookout Fire tore through the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest near Blue River Reservoir in eastern Lane County, scientists are finding surprising opportunities in the ashes.

On this edition, we talk with Jennifer Davis of Beyond Toxics about their mapping tool which lets residents see where pesticides and herbicides are sprayed in the community. Then, we talk with Miranda Cyr of the Register Guard about the latest controversy at Springfield Public Schools - the surprise resignation of a board member.

The City of Eugene says the soil at Trainsong Park is more deeply contaminated with toxic chemicals than previously thought.

Last September, the National Science Foundation removed two of its three floating observation stations off Newport, Oregon, and all three of its stations off Grays Harbor, Washington, from the water and warehoused them in Corvallis, Oregon.