Environment Archives July 2024
Warming waters are ‘scrambling ocean life’ on all sides of the United States
Saving Oregon’s kelp forests: Do’s and don’ts for Oregonians who want to help
Does kelp restoration work?
Oregon’s underwater forests are vanishing. Can they be saved?
Oregon to get nearly $200 million from feds to fight climate change and pollution
Readers respond: Lake Oswego should eliminate gas leaf blowers
Readers respond: Oregon needs climate protection program
Readers respond: Klamath Basin demands federal action
Heat, smoke disproportionately affect minority people, rural residents, older people: report
Treat extreme heat like other national disasters, Oregon and other states urge
Scientists discovered a cave on the moon, and there may be hundreds more
This best-selling air purifier is under $80 for Prime Day 2024; top-rated for battling wildfire smoke, allergies, pet hair
Only 6 of these rare mammals have ever been seen; now, scientists think they have a 7th
5 years into Amazon’s Climate Pledge, workers challenge its progress
Readers respond: Quit gas leaf blowers now
Readers respond: Dig deeper into young tree harvest
17 deaths in Oregon now considered heat-related
What Nike’s ‘sustainability bloodbath’ means for its carbon reduction pledges: Beat Check podcast
Readers respond: Environmental benefit of no-buy year
9-foot great white shark was responsible for swimmer’s injuries, tests show
16 deaths in Oregon under investigation as heat-related
Intertwined galaxies 326 million light-years away captured by Webb Space Telescope
The Quinault Nation is trying to escape the rising Pacific, but time is running out
U.S., Canada reach new agreement on Columbia River hydropower, water
Tech group will pay $40 million to capture carbon dioxide in Oregon, fight climate change
14 people in Oregon now believed to have died of excessive heat
Nike slashed its sustainability workforce after a pledge to reduce its carbon footprint
9 deaths now tied to excessive heat in Oregon
Climber tumbles 700 feet on Mount Hood, video shows ‘hot landing’ rescue
6 people die in Oregon heat wave
Air quality advisory issued for Portland-Vancouver as smog levels rise in heat wave
Motorcyclist dies as Death Valley reaches 128 degrees
4 suspected heat-related deaths reported in Portland area
How a Supreme Court decision could reignite Oregon’s biggest environmental battles
Why heat waves are growing more frequent, and what’s being done: Beat Check podcast
Readers respond: BPA already focused on transmission needs
Disappearance of wolves had ripple effect on NW ecology, OSU study finds
Are you camping in Oregon’s highest fire risk zones?
Baby gorilla born at NW zoo but on bottle feeding for now
Official heat response for vulnerable populations improves in Portland metro, but gaps remain
Shark attacks disrupt holiday off Texas coast
Firefighters rescue dehydrated coyote pup who lost mom
Oregon heat rules aim to protect workers as temperatures soar. Here’s what’s required
Beryl makes landfall near Tulum, Mexico, leaving at least 11 dead in Caribbean
Sea turtle eggs evacuated from Yucatan beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl
Are you in the boundaries of just-released hazardous heat map for Sunday?
Google is falling short of an important climate target. Why? Data centers and AI
Burn ban in effect for Washington County
Readers respond: Clearcuts threaten community safety
Readers respond: Keep nuclear in Northwest energy mix