Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two ...

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Massive water reservoir found in Oregon Cascades Aquifer holds 81 cubic kilometers of water Study reveals potential volcanic hazards and water use impact ...

Inauguration Day 2025: Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback Jan. 20, 2025, 9:09 a.m. Biden warns of dangers ...

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc’s ...

At stake is control of public lands in Western states, and conservationists fear increased efforts to roll back protections ...

Oregon has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...

Jan. 8, 2025 — A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart -- genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic ...

Rare 'living fossil' spotted in Palau's deep waters The deep waters of Palau provided a surprise last year when researchers aboard the exploration vessel E/V Nautilus sighted four rare Palau ...

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Jan. 21, 2025 — Following two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in West Greenland turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality ...

Normally City Light's Yelm hydroelectric plant provides more than 20% of the power used by customers in the city. That number fell to 9.6% in 2023, according to a Centralia City Light news release.