Environment

The Pacific Northwest could see little to no annual snowpack by the 2070s, according to a new analysis of scientific research.

The parties met over 5 months in settlement negotiations. The meetings were moderated by Eugene federal magistrate judge Thomas Coffin.

Whale watchers have spotted a record number of humpback calves in inland Pacific Northwest waters this season. There was also a record streak of Bigg's killer whale sightings that just ended, according to a local whale research nonprofit. Those observations offer some good news to offset the ongoing concern about the survival of the Northwest's iconic, but critically endangered resident orcas.

Lane County Commissioners Tuesday voted 3-2 to oppose the construction of a quarry outside Oakridge. The project has been under consideration for five years, and this vote, while final, may not be the nail in its coffin.

Where safe running water isn’t a given, federal officials are tying solutions to embattled spending bills.Democratic senators from Oregon brought…

The trail to Tam McArthur Rim starts on the side of a lumpy gravel road in the Three Sisters Wilderness.On the last Friday in September, just over a dozen…

Salmon are now spawning in waters blocked by Grand Coulee Dam. It’s the start of a larger effort to reintroduce salmon into the blocked area.A salmon…

Winter means wood-burning for many rural and Native American communities, who often rely on stove-generated heat. But that can mean harmful emissions. A…

Oregon’s Cascades got a couple inches of snow over the weekend and now there’s frost expected tonight (Monday) in the lower elevations.John Bumgardner,…

Salmon have returned to spawn in the waters of Finn Rock Reach in the McKenzie River. For those who worked over the summer to improve habitat there, it's…