Erik Neumann
Erik Neumann is a radio producer and writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, his work has appeared on public radio stations and in magazines along the West Coast. He received his Bachelor's Degree in geography from the University of Washington and a Master's in Journalism from UC Berkeley. Besides working at KUER, he enjoys being outside in just about every way possible.
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The Jackson County District Attorney’s office announced on Monday afternoon that an arsonist was sentenced after starting a fire on Sept. 8, 2020 in Phoenix, Oregon. It was not connected with the nearby Almeda Fire, according to officials. -
A group of farmers and ranchers in Southern Oregon have voted in favor of trying to access water in the parched Klamath Basin, even if it puts their access to federal drought funding in jeopardy.
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An investigation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found buried waste that could include barrels containing chemicals at the site of the scrapped Elk Creek Dam along a tributary of the Rogue River.
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Southern Oregon University faculty and administrators avoided a strike after the two sides came to a tentative contract agreement over pay, workload and job protection on Monday night.
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The City of Talent in the Rogue Valley is one of three communities in Oregon that will get help from the Department of Energy on a new program to create a more resilient power grid.
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How to spend $162 million in habitat restoration funding for the Klamath Basin was the subject of a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
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The Great Resignation has come to the Klamath Falls Herald and News. All members of the four-person newsroom are leaving their jobs this week.
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Dam removal on the Klamath River is one step closer to reality. A draft environmental impact statement was released on Friday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It’s an opportunity to get feedback on the dam removal plan along the Oregon-California border.
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Towns along the I-5 corridor have opened severe weather shelters in response to snow and temperatures dropping into the teens this week.
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What does the current snowpack tell us about drought next summer? Weather forecasters around California are collecting information to answer that question during this season’s annual snow surveys.
