According to recent data from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, coal plant closures in the Northwest and an increase in natural gas generation have meant fewer heat-trapping emissions recently contributed to climate change.

The federal agency has withdrawn a plan to log so-called danger trees along more than 400 miles of roads in the forest after legal challenges.

Oregon State Police are investigating a collared wolf that was likely shot to death in Wallowa County last week.

State regulators found the port, which runs an industrial park outside of Boardman, was overapplying wastewater containing nitrogen to agriculture fields and failing to monitor the resulting nitrate contamination.

Researchers found that ecological communities in the intertidal zone are becoming less resilient to disturbances like marine heatwaves and disease.

The spike was attributed to a slew of causes, including behavior changes after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, but environmental advocates say it's worrisome.

The power company has asked federal regulators for permission to study whether its proposed renewable energy project could work in Lake County.

A famed desert landscape has reemerged as water levels in Lake Powell reservoir have fallen to record lows. It's raising questions about the future of this oasis and water in the American West.

After nearly a decade, the director of the National Weather Service has stepped down. Getting the public to understand weather is just as important as the science that delivers the forecasts, he says.

The Portland Clean Energy Fund is considering changes to its grant review process after learning that a grantee had a history of fraud and unpaid taxes.