SAMS VALLEY, Ore.– Multiple fires started on a property near Highway 234 in Sams Valley Tuesday night. One neighbor suspects they were related to an illegal marijuana grow and he is looking for answers from local agencies. Travis Snyder believes ...
MEDFORD, Ore.- The OHA and DEQ will monitor several Oregon Beaches for bacteria next year. The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria for the 2024/2025 season. The ...
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled a state program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies is invalid. The Oregon Court of Appeals says the Oregon Department of Environmental qualities Climate Protection Program failed ...
JACKSON COUNTY & COOS COUNTY, Ore. – The DEQ administrative offices in Medford and Coos Bay are changing how they do business. The Medford DEQ administrative office, located on Stewart Avenue, is now open by appointment only. To set an ...
UPDATE, Sept. 29, 2023 at 3:37 p.m. Oregon DEQ announced it will be extending the public comment period through the end of October in response to public requests. You can submit public comment to [email protected]. You can also mail in comments to Margaret ...
Author: Joe Raineri (KGW) OREGON, USA — Intel is apparently making plans for an upgrade of its two Washington County factories. That growth will likely boost the local economy and potentially set the stage to bring in new jobs. While ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Days after a plane crashed at the Ashland airport the investigation is still going. Just before 5 on Friday evening a small plane carrying 2 people went off the runway into Neil Creek and burst into flames. ...
GOLD HILL, Ore.– The City of Gold Hill is working towards a solution for its water treatment plant. According to the city, it was fined $6,000 by the DEQ for falling behind on an agreement to either build a new ...
MEDFORD, Ore. —It’s been nearly a year since the Pacific Pride Fire in downtown Medford. The Department of Environmental Quality says more than 21,000 gallons of petroleum products entered Bear Creek. To help mitigate the spread booms were placed in ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —The Oregon Health Authority, Department of Environmental Quality, and Oregon State University are educating the public on wildfire smoke and its impact. The Smoke Ready Oregon Webinar Monday was on how to prepare for wildfire smoke as the ...