A sunflower sea star moves on the ocean floor. Sea stars have been decimated by disease in recent years, leading to efforts by scientists to add them to the Endangered Species List.
West Coast scientists call for action to help sunflower sea stars
Experts say a sea star wasting disease epidemic that began in 2013 has decimated about 95% of the population from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska to Mexico's Baja California peninsula.
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The Eastern Oregon port on the Columbia River is set to spend $200 million on wastewater treatment facilities in an effort to reduce groundwater contamination.
Portland Japanese Garden is ablaze with fall colors
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BLM says environmental review can begin for proposal for Oregon’s first chemical process gold mine
Paramount Gold will soon begin preparing an environmental impact statement, which will open the company's mining proposal up to regulatory and public scrutiny.
Environmental regulators to test well water for contaminants in Central Oregon
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New boating restrictions on Portland’s Willamette River reduce complaints, create new problems
Rules limit wake surfing and other water sports to ease congestion, safety risks and property damage in crowded areas.
Christmas spirit comes to life in Sumpter, Oregon
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Here’s why the West Coast Dungeness crab season has been delayed
The opening of Oregon's most valuable commercial fishery will be delayed after testing showed some crabs don't have enough meat in them and others have elevated levels of the toxin domoic acid.
Air pollution monitoring to increase for diverse communities in Portland and on Oregon coast
Oregon is set to receive more than $1 million in grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at reducing air pollution in disadvantaged communities.
King Tides are ready to roll onto Oregon Coast
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Unchecked pollution is contaminating the salmon that Pacific Northwest tribes eat
Native tribes in the Columbia River Basin face a disproportionate risk of toxic exposure through their most important food. While tribes have pushed the government to pay closer attention to dangerous chemicals and metals in fish, that hasn’t happened. So, we did our own testing. What we found was alarming for tribes.