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A coalition of environmental groups sued the Eugene Water and Electric Board, accusing the public utility of violating the Endangered Species Act. EWEB has disputed the allegations.
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A $20 million federal grant to support environment and climate justice in Lane County has been suspended. Local officials are now unclear on what’s next.
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A Native American photojournalist is promoting a “Land Back” movement across the U.S. for territory ceded or taken during colonization.
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An Arizona businessman said he stumbled across the abandoned plan for a liquefied natural gas terminal in Southern Oregon. Now he’s trying to resurrect the controversial project.
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Recent projects at Mount Pisgah Arboretum are designed to make the facility more accessible.
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Recycling facilities in Oregon are preparing for some updates, and recyclers may want to start saving up some plastic items.
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is looking to hire over 200 seasonal employees to help run state parks. And there are jobs open right now.
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A 21-acre swath of property along the Willamette River in Glenwood is one step closer to being an official part of the City of Springfield.
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The Bonneville Power Administration is attempting to rehire the staff it fired last month, after weeks of public outcry against the Trump administration’s cuts to the self-funded federal agency.
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Republican-led policy directives could rewrite forest policies that affect public lands in Oregon and the rest of the West.
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The Trump administration’s mass firings of federal employees are being felt especially hard in rural communities across Oregon. While the potential impact to the state’s unemployment rate won’t be known until late March, workers who recently lost their jobs are already feeling the effects.
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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, said at least 880 federal employees at the weather and research agency face job cuts