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Oregon Environmental News
4 suspected heat-related deaths reported in Portland area
Four people have died since Friday of suspected heat-related causes as temperatures in the Portland area have soared to record-setting highs, officials said Monday.
How a Supreme Court decision could reignite Oregon’s biggest environmental battles
The Chevron case could spell trouble for environmental regulation, advocates say.
Why heat waves are growing more frequent, and what’s being done: Beat Check podcast
Environment reporter Gosia Wozniacka joined host Elliot Njus to discuss growing heat risk.
Readers respond: BPA already focused on transmission needs
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
Disappearance of wolves had ripple effect on NW ecology, OSU study finds
By the 1930s, gray wolves were nearly gone in Oregon and the rest of the West, leading to the multiplication of animals the wolves hunted and creating an imbalance in the environment, researchers at Oregon State University found.
Are you camping in Oregon’s highest fire risk zones?
Our interactive map shows the fire danger forecast for all of Oregon.
Baby gorilla born at NW zoo but on bottle feeding for now
It's the 16th baby gorilla born at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Official heat response for vulnerable populations improves in Portland metro, but gaps remain
As temperatures soar, housing providers and public-health officials implement lessons learned from previous heat waves to better protect the city’s most vulnerable residents.
Shark attacks disrupt holiday off Texas coast
Two people were taken to the hospital with bites, at least one of them severe.
Firefighters rescue dehydrated coyote pup who lost mom
Firefighters with Cal Fire CZU had seen the pup with its mom previously but this time she was nowhere in sight. They gave the pup water and chicken until rescuers with an animal humane society could take it.
Oregon heat rules aim to protect workers as temperatures soar. Here’s what’s required
Workplaces must provide shade, access to water and must ensure communication in temperatures more than 90 degrees.
Beryl makes landfall near Tulum, Mexico, leaving at least 11 dead in Caribbean
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Friday that Beryl is expected to rapidly weaken to a tropical storm as it crosses over the peninsula before it reemerges into the Gulf of Mexico and likely regains hurricane strength.