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Animals
Court ruling could lead to more gray wolf protections in eastern Oregon, Washington
Nothing changes for now, but a federal judge has asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to look more carefully at a decision to deny the animal Endangered Species Act protections
It’s nearly impossible to get rid of invasive blackberries in Oregon. This group says might as well eat them
Invasive Himalayan blackberry thickets are bountiful with sweet berries this time of year. One nonprofit, the Portland Fruit Tree Project, has a tasty proposal.
Science & Environment
Scientists crack the case of the melting sea stars. It only took a decade
Researchers in Washington and British Columbia say they have solved a deadly mystery that has stumped scientists for more than a decade.
Politics
Trump, Congressional Republicans propose big cuts for Western renewable energy labs, research
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory would lose a third of its funding, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory would lose more than half.
Science & Environment
In wildfire-prone Washington, ‘collaboration’ on forest management gives way to timber interests
Forest collaboratives formed in the wake of the Pacific Northwest’s “Timber Wars” have become major power players operating largely out of the public eye.
Oregonians could soon have less input on more than half the land in the state
People have until Monday to comment on a Trump administration proposal to drastically limit public input on logging in Oregon and Washington.
Wildfire
Oregon’s wildfire bill cut landowner costs, but didn’t raise funds for fighting large fires
The total wildfire budget for the next two years is less than the state spent last year alone.
Federal government rescinds Oregon’s offshore wind energy area
The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, announced it is rescinding all designated Wind Energy Areas, including two Southern Oregon locations.
Kotek pledges to continue climate change fight as Trump seeks to rescind EPA rules
The Trump administration says it's revoking a 16-year-old policy that targeted tailpipe emissions and the fossil fuel industry. Gov. Tina Kotek says Oregon will continue addressing climate change.
Health
Q&A: Why helping juvenile salmon could muddy Salem’s drinking water
A plan to help endangered salmon could put the drinking water that close to 200,000 Salem residents and business customers rely on at risk. It could also have drastic impacts on Salem’s water filtration system and could limit firefighting resources in the region.
