Cassandra Profita
Reporter for Earthfix-
Invasive emerald ash borer beetles are threatening ash trees in three more counties across the Willamette Valley. -
The opening of Oregon's most valuable commercial fishery will be delayed after testing showed some crabs don't have enough meat in them and others have elevated levels of the toxin domoic acid. -
The Yakama and Grand Ronde tribes are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on their claim that an expansion of Highway 26 in 2008 violated their religious freedom by destroying an ancient burial site, a stone altar and old-growth trees. -
The Oregon Department of Forestry has rescinded a map that identified the wildfire risk levels on 1.8 million tax lots across the state after being flooded with complaints from concerned property owners. -
Oregon leaders say U.S. Supreme Court EPA ruling will not stop local progress against climate changeOregon Gov. Kate Brown said the Supreme Court decision undermines 50 years of progress under the federal Clean Air Act. -
Scientists are seeing new signs that magma is moving deep within the Three Sisters volcanic complex in Oregon’s Cascade Range, but there are no signs of imminent eruption. -
Researchers with Oregon State University say the U.S. needs to protect more of its forestland to preserve wildlife and reduce the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. -
The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission approved a new Climate Protection Plan for the state Thursday. It targets a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and natural gas by 2050. -
Four of the fires that burned across Oregon on Labor Day of 2020 were likely caused by equipment owned by PacifiCorp, according to a fire investigator in a class action lawsuit. -
Industry groups and property owners are wary of mandating fire-resistant materials in new construction. There's also controversy over exactly where the new rules should be required.
