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This Toxic Pesticide Was Probably Sprayed On Your Tree

The Trump administration decided not to ban the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Records show it continues to sicken people.

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Survivors Healing, Seeking Accountability 1 Year After Amtrak Cascades Derailment

Merkley Visits Tent Encampments At Border, Says They Need 'To Be Shut Down'

SimCity In Stumptown: A City Planner's Dream

10 Questions With Jeremy Garber Of Powell's Books

Oregon Lawmakers Mull Big Changes To Death Penalty

After Campus Murder, An Effort To Limit Security Powers

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Gov. Inslee Proposes Big Boost In Washington Spending, New Taxes

Northwest News Network

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a $10 billion increase in state spending over the next two years to maintain current services and fund new priorities, including mental health and orca recovery.

Ryan Zinke Is Leaving The Interior Department, Trump Says

Oregon's Public Defense System 'Is Not Constitutional' Report Finds

Hearing At Capitol Shows How Difficult Changing Salem's Culture Will Be

Madras Youth Leaves Behind A Gift For Family: A New Home

'OPB Politics Now:' Combating Sexual Harassment In Oregon, Washington Legislatures

Philly Frustration, 1968: 'The Day That They Were All Against Everything'

This Pesticide Poisons Kids, But It's Still Sprayed On Washington Orchards

Survivors Healing, Seeking Accountability 1 Year After Amtrak Cascades Derailment

Cambodia Nabs More Than 3 Tons Of Illegal Ivory

'Bleed Out' Shows How Medical Errors Can Have Life-Changing Consequences

Arts & Life

Tin House Publishing To End Print Magazine In 2019

OPB

The 20th-anniversary issue in June 2019 will be the last for one of the most recognized brands in literature. Book publishing and Tin House workshops will continue.

Save The Leftovers, Save The Planet? New Cookbook Tackles Food Waste

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KMHD's Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2018

🎤 opbmusic's Picks For The Best Albums Of 2018

'I Wish I Had Never Been President': SNL Imagines 'It's A Wonderful Trump'

Sunday Puzzle: Silence Is Golden

In 'Capernaum,' The Chaos Of Lebanon From A Homeless Child's Perspective

'Black Love In All Its Different Ways': Regina King On Her 'Beale Street' Role

In 'The Dakota Winters,' Finding A New Story To Tell About John Lennon

10 Questions With Jeremy Garber Of Powell's Books

Environment

West Coast Fishery Rebounds After Years Of Conservation

OPB

Several species of bottom-feeding fish off the West Coast are making a speedy recovery from overfishing.

This Pesticide Poisons Kids, But It's Still Sprayed On Washington Orchards

Federal Judge Orders Stronger Cold-Water Fish Protections In Oregon Rivers

Dispute Between Wyden And Walden Threatens Wildfire And Wilderness Bills

Farm Bill Contains Familiar Fight Over Wildfire Management

Bill To Allow Killing Sea Lions To Help Salmon Heads To Trump's Desk

Cambodia Nabs More Than 3 Tons Of Illegal Ivory

Quoting 'The Lorax,' Court Pulls Permit For Pipeline Crossing Appalachian Trail

Ryan Zinke Is Leaving The Interior Department, Trump Tweets

Wolves Are Back In Germany, But Not Always Welcome

PG&E Falsified Gas Pipeline Safety Records, Regulators Say