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Recent warm, dry weather kicked up tree pollen in the Willamette Valley. The peak for tree pollen is about this time of year, with oak, cottonwood, alder, and Douglas fir are among the many trees dispersing pollen right now.
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Several chronic diseases were detected in the juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore tangled in commercial crabbing lines on the beach north of Yachats last November.
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Before You Burn is a website and app that tells users if outdoor debris burning is allowed in their area. It also gives instructions on how to follow local fire regulations.
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A measure on the Lane County ballot this May aims to combat pollution by creating a "Watersheds Bill of Rights." But it's drawn fierce debate over how the law would impact local businesses and services.
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Food for Lane County’s spring plant sale takes place at the nonprofit's new Youth Farm location on Seavey Loop Road this weekend.
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On this edition, we talk with Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian about his story on the amazing rise of data centers in the state. Oregon is already a huge player in this space, and its going to add thousands of acres of these facilities. And each center consumes a huge amount of the state's water and electricity needs while actually employing very few people.
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On the Oregon coast, Nate Parker-Jones is a commercial fisher, but he doesn’t use a crab pot, or even a hook and line.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a drought emergency in three central and eastern Oregon counties after an abnormally dry and warm winter brings concern of water availability.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is offering grants for organizations with ideas about how to use healthier, safer building materials through its "Built for Well-Being" program.
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Abnormally warm weather and low snowpack are bringing an early end to the ski season at Mt. Hood Meadows – it’s the latest blow to a winter sport industry that’s been hit hard this season.
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Eugene Water & Electric Board finished a nine-year improvement project at the Carmen-Smith Hydropower Project in the Upper McKenzie River.
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If all goes as planned, the skeleton — after help from scientists and specialists from around the world — will be fully reassembled in May outside the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, completing a journey from surf to scientific centerpiece.