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With PNW electricity demand surging, planners map out major grid upgrades

The Pacific Northwest will need a massive buildout of new energy infrastructure over the next six years to meet rising electricity demand, according to a draft regional power plan released Thursday. 

Workers cutting rebar ignited grass fire near Springfield subdivision 

The neighborhood is within a high-risk area, as spelled out in a new wildfire protection plan, where the edge of the city meets a more forested and wilder landscape.

Nobody should profit from wildfires | Letter to the editor

Earlier this month, while crews worked fires across the Pacific Northwest and a quarter of Spokane evacuated, people were placing bets on how much would burn. Not metaphorically. On online prediction market platforms, you can buy a “contract” that pays out based on how long a fire lasts, how fast it grows or how many structures it takes. During the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles last year, when 31 people died and more than 16,000 structures burned, over $1.2 million changed hands. One new platform’s tagline: “You can’t predict fire, but you can trade on it.” On Aug. 3, […]

The Woody Guthrie of Warner Creek: Peter Wilde to perform at 30th anniversary of the protest

Peter Wilde is best known for his song “People in Trees,” which is the hauntingly beautiful song in the eco-documentary Pickaxe, about the Warner Creek blockade.

Woman arrested, charged after Motel 6 shooting; second suspect injured

A motel shooting Thursday, Aug. 13, in Glenwood left a man with injuries requiring surgery, Eugene police said.