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The Deschutes River has trouble. Is this PGE water tower to blame?
Water temps are increasing. Insect populations are declining. Algae are blooming. A local group is pointing a finger at electric utility operations
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7mCompany secures world-first fusion power license in Washington
Construction is underway for a plant that will provide electricity for a Microsoft data center
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15mThis technology is being called the ‘future of grazing in the West’
Barbed-wire fences changed the western US in the 1800s. Can virtual fences change it back?
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3mOregon recycling program keeps 130,000 mattresses out of landfills in first year
The state contributed to a gangbusters total of 2 million mattresses recycled as part of a four-state program
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21mA court freed millions for wildfire mitigation. A Trump proposal could freeze it again
Amid fire season in the Gorge, a legal game of chicken over safety funding is playing out between government agencies
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6mGroundwater is definitely declining. What now?
“We need to protect water supplies,” says Wash. Gov. Ferguson. But conservation alone won't solve the problem