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The city of Eugene has acquired an 8-acre piece of property as part of a land exchange with the University of Oregon. It’s along the Willamette River near the city’s new Riverfront Park.
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The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month.
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Water temperatures several degrees above normal span thousands of miles, though they have mostly stopped short of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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An inch or more of rain is expected across central and western Oregon by the end of the weekend.
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Settlements have been reached in U.S. District Court in Oregon in two class action lawsuits against the J.H. Baxter company.
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The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality are working together to determine which locations will be monitored for the next two years.
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Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order could fast-track renewable energy projects permits to meet July 4 deadline.
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Tufted puffins are endangered in Washington state, and researchers hope to boost their sagging population there, currently estimated at 2,500 birds statewide.
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Oregon is set to lose an additional $400 million in federal grants awarded for climate action and is among more than a dozen Democratic states losing federal funding after the Trump administration terminated nearly $8 billion for those states this week.
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Emerald Ash Borer beetles haven’t been identified in Eugene, yet. But the city’s foresters know the destructive insect will eventually get here, and they’re making plans to manage its effect.
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The U.S. Forest Service could close its Pacific Northwest headquarters in Portland, which oversees Oregon and Washington national forests, as part of restructuring plan.