April Ehrlich
April Ehrlich is a reporter covering lands and environmental policies in Oregon and Southwest Washington at OPB, after joining as a breaking news editor in November 2021.
She previously worked at Jefferson Public Radio in Southern Oregon, where she was a reporter, show producer, and radio host. While there, she focused much of her reporting on wildfire coverage, including an investigation with NPR into federal disaster assistance programs and how they routinely fail people in marginalized groups.
April’s reporting has won numerous Public Media Journalists Association awards and regional Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as a national Murrow.
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Federal judge rules BLM ignored “significant evidence” of protected old growth forests within its logging plans. -
Wildfire survivors are asking Oregon’s highest court to reverse a decision that could imperil their case against utility giant PacifiCorp. -
President Donald Trump is invoking an obscure law that allows the military to pollute waterways in the Owyhee region. -
Gray whales aren’t getting enough to eat to survive their long migration toward Alaska. -
A three-judge panel has concluded that a class action lawsuit was procedurally flawed. -
With 53% federal land, the Beaver State gets among the largest share of the program. -
You have until Monday to provide input on the Trump administration’s plan to dramatically increase logging in western Oregon forests. -
A federal judge has ruled that the Bonneville Power Administration intentionally destroyed evidence that could have tied it to a 2020 wildfire, in a lawsuit brought by more than 200 people and businesses affected by that fire. -
Lawmakers across the West are nervous about a potentially destructive wildfire season at a time when federal firefighting agencies are strained. -
Oregon lawmakers have proposed a budget bill that could keep Abiqua Falls open to the public.
