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An undated photo of the Supreme Court building in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/judge-rules-epa-illegally-terminated-dollar7-billion-solar-program-intended-to-help-poorer-americans/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T22:00:10.122Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T22:00:10.122Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DTLDJCXMEFG4BI4LYAXC4PSYKI.jpg?auth=730ff3462bd4d7076dfe4e4caf500ccd7a5cfdb0c65a0ab91a59704f2c97dbc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6804&amp;height=4536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Solar panels operate, April 28, 2026, at a farm in Christiana, Tenn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/portland-largest-overnight-homeless-shelter-closes/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T21:58:45.75Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T21:58:45.75Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland’s largest overnight homeless shelter has closed]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TF3KLSQJMVBFPFVCXPIE3ZDM74.jpg?auth=893c7bf8eea86d7ae28b0ddc4969fddb7dacfc07227a8c419c94c4a43b82f00c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - The entrance of the Northrup Shelter, an emergency overnight shelter in Portland, Ore,. pictured Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-data-centers-consume-quarter-state-power-report/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T21:12:14.701Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T21:12:14.701Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H4OZSGPRURCGDK4CRCZGHZNZRY.jpg?auth=47ee879a97d3d2bbec32922b197e246f480dd1e7b2c16972794a9ce64f35b6c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5701&amp;height=3828</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Google Data Center in The Dalles, Ore., on April 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/trump-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-banned-from-the-white-house/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T21:09:25.37Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T21:09:25.37Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Y5SYXQO5BVNYZA3BEWQYHCNJO4.jpg?auth=a129d43de493da8a0e342aa76f529d38c105cf015ff3e38c909fcc382fb5ec5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5154&amp;height=3436</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Trump speaks Thursday during a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/11/think-out-loud-reflecting-on-9-11-25-years-later/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T21:06:22.974Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T21:06:22.974Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Reflecting on 9/11, 25 years later]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HLLEZ7AZRZE27FTK5CR2IXMKVU.jpg?auth=0155227d5e86713860348bb468266fe6b4e5531a8c280da88a9b9de3b9b3f287&amp;smart=true&amp;width=626&amp;height=390</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[University of Oregon Professor and journalist Peter Laufer interviewed people during three cross-country road trips in the days after 9/11, one in 2011 years later and the other in 2021. Those stories comprise his new book, "We Are All Americans," released on this 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/think-out-loud-federal-workforce-fish-wildlife/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T20:15:03.282Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T20:15:03.282Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why a conservation nonprofit sought data on staff losses at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/maryhill-museum-of-art-centennial-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T20:14:28.191Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T20:14:28.191Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Maryhill Museum of Art in Columbia Gorge celebrates centennial anniversary]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S37H4HLSAVDHPDVZSWATZZBHBM.jpg?auth=1f1b4f09423eee1f8b8d577ffa3e15a5eac6065593903b775e2e4fbdc5e64af7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale overlooks the Columbia River Gorge in this undated, provided photo. On Sep. 19, 2026, admission to the museum is free with a program of activities celebrating its centennial anniversary.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/support/thank-you-gifts/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T19:00:05.151Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T19:00:05.151Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Thank-you gifts]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/port-of-coos-bay-railroad-repair/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T18:38:50.154Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T18:38:50.154Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[International Port of Coos Bay declares emergency for railroad repairs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DIODE4OZMVCLVPSUE3E4EECNLM.png?auth=73aef7f9d9146210ae551831e65cb8d53565177544d789be90e32cb794d8f897&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Coos Bay Rail Line runs along the bay in North Bend, Ore., Sept. 5, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/epa-acts-to-control-contamination-jh-baxter-site-eugene/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T18:20:18.845Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T18:20:18.845Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[EPA acts to control contamination at JH Baxter site]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WH2SOUWJR5DUFLEO6CZUIAMFNY.jpeg?auth=36104e16750b9a9929b76020bc2446a1d6f15d1c47b6cdd9d5176bae660cb3ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=1320</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The entrance to the J.H. 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Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing development in an open field next to the refuge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/think-out-loud-music-oregon-industry/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T15:22:19.119Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:22:19.119Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How Oregon’s music industry is faring]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/bonneville-power-administration-asks-to-hike-its-electricity-rates-by-63/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T15:05:30.01Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T15:05:30.01Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bonneville Power Administration asks to hike its electricity rates by 6.3%]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NANBQPMNZFBYPKTCC32OGWWJUQ.jpg?auth=ef2a757d3399e1cf6d4fd4f7ef0c30651220ccddcf05b00e6a5a97c673b90d6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=640&amp;height=360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - An undated photo of Bonneville Dam. 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Portland Fire guard Holly Winterburn dribbles the ball against the Phoenix Mercury during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Aug. 16, 2026, in Phoenix.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/superabundant-recipe-asian-pear-persimmon-pickle-autumn-equinox/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T13:00:05.383Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T13:00:05.383Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Superabundant recipe: Sweet and spicy Asian pear and Fuyu persimmon pickle]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JRMX7GUAP5HONCC53HWZSYXCTI.png?auth=4ab18142f270b7ba2b549bc3c388c05b737fc21a6c0c6d47fd88d485b23403b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3929&amp;height=2210</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Asian pears and unripe Fuyu persimmons make a surprisingly versatile pickle]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/washington-county-portland-oregon-kathryn-harrington/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T02:20:27.671Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T02:20:27.671Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington County chair to step back from leadership role after obscene gesture pushback]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I6KHMQUCJJDCBPUMH5MDKDMTN4.jpg?auth=1761939fa95dc0c5007aa61fc951f921e69e89a3f8735cc65455b75664242618&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1244&amp;height=1572</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington County Commission Chair Kathryn Harrington, seen here in a July 2025 meeting, plans to step back from her role as chair but remain on the commission. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/federal-appeals-court-oregon-trans-inmates/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-18T00:35:50.269Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-18T00:35:50.269Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon doesn’t have to hold trans women inmates in women’s prisons, federal appeals court rules]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/I5W73G66U5DHBHMN77JC3T6LJI.jpg?auth=57d9e0a4d1a998cd4ddac6af4a5c63c3d329c70bac93a4ef6285e77418a9c44b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4895&amp;height=3351</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oct. 19, 2022. 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A sign for the Portland Book Festival on Nov. 2, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/marc-fogle-tort-claim-clark-county-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T22:43:44.76Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T22:43:44.76Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Family of man stabbed 17 times by Clark County deputy files $27 million tort claim]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/R3ELJDQT25C7LCTKS7HFJBE3QE.jpg?auth=030ec19d7a062ac34a20fceb45653382f5bece7bec8bf73a52f446e83c032124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - An Axon body camera OKCPD headquarters on Friday, May 31, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/18/politics-now-oregon-governor-race-tightens/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T22:34:55.997Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T22:34:55.997Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon governor’s race tightens, gets national attention	]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5AUFRS4B6BGTXEI73OZNKPFHLE.png?auth=1b4946632db66de8454107fb0227d5b9144903e7179d9d56206ad873c8478cda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[OPB Politics Now]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-health-plan-system-errors-audit-healthcare-medicaid/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:44:50.769Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:44:50.769Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon Medicaid program erroneously paid up to $4.1M due to system errors, audit says]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CPQWH7W6SRATXAJBCQZJINOJQ4.jpg?auth=b9ebfa605f7f7cd2be550f1676d9b47048fad40cd5de44924eb4ea6ad76592e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1444</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An emergency room at a Portland hospital is pictured. Oregon’s Medicaid insurance program tries to keep people out of emergency rooms by focusing on primary and preventive care, but it may have overpaid providers, according to a new audit.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-corporate-health-care-politics-medicine/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:23:37.721Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:23:37.721Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon lawmakers introduce federal bill to end ‘corporate America’s chokehold’ on health care]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KJGN3BDBQVD5JAMXHNX3IT7BRY.JPG?auth=85d623ac7a8eed3371b636316eec6b19523c6a89ce149219b51875811fa766dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5500&amp;height=3578</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, center, speaks during a town hall held at the Federal Building in Portland, Ore., March 17, 2025. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/about/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:15:21.509Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:15:21.509Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[About OPB]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/think-out-loud-visa-struggles-international-students-oregon-universities/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:14:49.773Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:14:49.773Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Visa struggles plague international students at Oregon universities]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/oregon-coast-tsunami-evacuation-tol/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:11:42.599Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:11:42.599Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[New report says Oregon coast lacks tsunami evacuation structures]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OTDVRW4VWJCATAT3HR4QPDVIKA.jpg?auth=5de9b74225ad367baad1ab297497fe8fcc891de4992d08d218f3499acfd13b9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1805&amp;height=1053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pictured in this provided photo is Oregon State University’s Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Newport. This is the only integrated tsunami vertical evacuation structure in the state.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/10/think-out-loud-i5-lane-closures-portland/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:10:34.349Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T20:10:34.349Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Transportation officials urge drivers to make alternate plans during I-5 lane closures in Portland ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6I54DNKYFZFCTG63YJTOLYUPUU.JPG?auth=2e8d103d64a4070888f9b1120e88e0f3f992345bbe589411d6b18da0c0e8a8f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The I-5 freeway through the Portland's Rose Quarter on Aug. 27, 2026. Southbound lanes I-5 will be closed starting Sept. 11 for up to five weeks for repair, as part of the larger Rose Quarter Improvement Project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/think-out-loud-hanford-cleanup-radioactive-waste-washington/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T19:59:01.654Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T19:59:01.654Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Washington US Senator Patty Murray pushing back on proposed cuts to Hanford cleanup]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D2KF3CAN2JDT3EQHCRXSZXXSY4.jpg?auth=aba047f12f3417913417b416dce5096253d2b9141341c56f154072f576c13c20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Budgeting enough money for the clean-up at the Hanford nuclear reservation in south central Washington is an effort Washington's senior U.S. Senator Patty Murray pushes for every year. In this May 6, 2026 photo provided by her office, she is seen touring the Hanford facilities.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/support-group-brings-together-extreme-weather-event-survivors-in-oregon/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T19:48:07.891Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T19:48:07.891Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Support group brings together extreme weather event survivors in Oregon, across the country]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/think-out-loud-older-adults-emergency/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T19:47:38.905Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T19:47:38.905Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Supporting Oregon’s rural older adults during emergencies]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-slow-steady-decline-jobs-unemployment/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T18:22:10.857Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:22:10.857Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon sees slow, steady decline in jobs as unemployment remains relatively flat]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4K47KU3NTBFWJFBRQZOBCEBHUY.jpeg?auth=b1d989025c681fad764c7a8b2386b723739bf004cb099348b534b874fcee8c37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1760&amp;height=990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pallets of lumber sit outside of a building at Starfire Lumber in Cottage Grove on Feb. 5, 2026. Wood production is among the manufacturing industries to lose employment in recent years.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/18/think-out-loud-federal-overhaul-hanford-nuclear-cleanup-board/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T18:17:57.829Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T18:17:57.829Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DOE overhauls the longtime Hanford Nuclear Reservation advisory board]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/U3DM5K4CS5HVDBYGRB6XADBMO4.jpg?auth=48590074063a6f5b0b850d9ed8a6b3a7fe78a26377b444613a3c21a034f78beb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6016&amp;height=4016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Caution signs warn of radioactive materials outside a tank farm holding waste on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The DOE is now narrowing the size and scope of the advisory board that has provided input on the cleanup. 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The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/us-war-crimes-iran/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:50:34.184Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:50:34.184Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran, including a school attack]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5N3OZXKSDNLTJOGQ4OZQQRJPWY.jpg?auth=48c9b1c3e26d5f1e8afdb7d5f130a91878c2bf08772dbe35058862ac612480c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5975&amp;height=3983</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A man reacts to the camera while driving past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, and a missile at the Islamic Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/data-centers-oregon-first-look/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:30:00.868Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:30:00.868Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPB’s First Look: Quantifying Oregon data centers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H4OZSGPRURCGDK4CRCZGHZNZRY.jpg?auth=47ee879a97d3d2bbec32922b197e246f480dd1e7b2c16972794a9ce64f35b6c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5701&amp;height=3828</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - A Google data center in The Dalles, Ore., on April 1, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/portland-mitch-green-police-tweets-twitter-posts/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:25:33.816Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:25:33.816Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Portland police chief condemns councilor’s past criticism of police ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RL3G7ROX25BKJMEDFITU7WEURM.JPG?auth=9b8ccf0f743572f11b229c2d17672104a20e67920c29b135929d6835239ba8af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[FILE - Portland city councilor Mitch Green of District 4 participates in a city council meeting at Portland City Hall in Portland, Ore., on July 9, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/15/deschutes-county-clerk-mail-in-voting-oregon-politics/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:06:07.24Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T14:06:07.24Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Deschutes County clerk reacts to Supreme Court ruling on vote by mail]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/L3WAC7PB5RCITGIQVH6LNAEZT4.jpg?auth=ce3e113995d10df96a37e2c5965ca402260e78bf5f3ebe9717a626b5aa572f29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3493&amp;height=2462</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two unopened Washington County ballots for Oregon's 2026 primary election sit on a table, Monday, May 11, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-bighorn-sheep-herd-deadly-respiratory-illness/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T13:00:03.919Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T13:00:03.919Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon bighorn sheep herd catches deadly respiratory illness]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UHHDGQICABHD3BKKFOOQBXACAQ.jpg?auth=9b0263d55427be782c72b437ed8fdb736fb1bd8b9854bae5b1c0d3da1a63ff1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4319&amp;height=2697</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After testing it for illnesses, wildlife biologists and staff release a collared bighorn sheep outside The Dalles, Ore., in January 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oregon-lawmakers-seek-to-open-up-affordable-housing-records-following-propublica-reporting/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T09:00:01.387Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T09:00:01.387Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Oregon lawmakers seek to open up affordable housing records following ProPublica’s reporting]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DZPNUPCZQRAWHE2GRXF6SHF67Y.jpg?auth=4446b1e0cc9205e6fc925d323f49cc86c1b9aa7eb963de3b923d735910a28c4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Illustration by Jovelle Tamayo/ProPublica. Source images: Records obtained by ProPublica, iStock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/16/speaker-johnson-recesses-the-house-early-as-rep-thomas-massie-pushes-hegseth-impeachment/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T00:40:16.327Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>OPB</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T00:40:16.327Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Speaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://opb-opb-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PRCUUQBRW5BU3L6EYIGOL5MD6U.jpg?auth=12aea2a8aaa1b592a014a1063d95a035a328f8d578b83e2f359a97c074776aca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4056&amp;height=2704</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Washington.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>