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Firings and layoffs of federal workers by the Trump administration are likely to have marked effects on the economies of Oregon’s north coast counties, particularly in Lincoln County.

The central Oregon coast is infused with federal money, has branches of many federal agencies and is home to its hundreds of its employees.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, said at least 880 federal employees at the weather and research agency face job cuts

A conservation group in Springfield has won $8.5 million in federal funding, which will pay for floodplain restorations along the Willamette River and its tributaries.

Scientists are studying odd, pickle-shaped sea creatures they found off the coasts of Oregon and Washington. They’re known as pyrosomes.

Spring Whale Watch week kicks off Saturday along the Oregon coast. While the weather won’t be ideal, there may be more gray whales migrating north to Alaska.

Experts agree it’s been an exceptionally wet, cold and snowy few months in Oregon.

Sea lions with leptospirosis are washing up on Oregon beaches.

Numerous influences have contributed to the fall of gray whale populations in the Pacific Ocean.

An Oregon State University oceanography professor will be the new leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.The Senate…

Oregon State University says a new federal grant will allow it to expand its marine research program. The money from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Improved forecasts and warnings of tsunamis are the goal of university scientists in the Pacific Northwest. KLCC’s Brian Bull explains.Work is underway on…