MEDFORD, Ore. – An existing medical waste recycling programs is making its way to a Medford hospital. According to Providence, the program has recycled thousands of tons of medical waste over the past 20 years. The program is made possible ...
MEDFORD, Ore.- Saturday is Bear Creek Stewardship Day, so volunteers were invited to help clean up the greenway. The Bear Creek Greenway clean-up started at 9 a.m. and lasted until noon, with nine check-in stations from Ashland to Central Point. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — With Spring starting just a week ago, the Rogue Valley Pollinator Project is getting ready for several events in the area that promote local pollinators. RVPP President, Kristina Lefever, joined Sunrise this morning to talk about the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — This morning on Sunrise we welcomed Allee Gustafson, Events & Volunteer Manager at KS Wild to talk about the 22nd Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is coming up April 12th ...
Sacramento State University students spent some time in the Siskiyou Mountains studying a herd of wild horses that they say could help reduce wildfires. It’s through an internship program in partnership with the nonprofit Wild Horse Fire Brigade that researches ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) LONGVIEW, Wash. (KGW) — It was all smiles and applause in Longview, Washington on Thursday as dozens of state and local officials joined company leaders to break ground on a new food waste processing facility. The facility, which ...
Author: Chris McGinness (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Solar Car Team, a group of teens from four Central Oregon high schools, just did something remarkable. They fundraised for their own solar-powered car and then built it from scratch, ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) EUGENE, Ore. (KGW) — The city of Eugene reversed a controversial policy about natural gas appliances after it faced both local opposition and a federal legal threat. The Eugene City Council, arguing that natural gas is ...
Author: Casey McCabe (KGW) CORVALLIS, Ore. (KGW) — Pacific gray whale populations are threatened by microplastics in the ocean, according to an Oregon State University study that analyzed the poop of whales feeding off the Oregon coast. The researchers determined ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Environmental advocates delivered more than 45,000 comments Tuesday to two federal agencies considering rules that would protect mature and old-growth forests in the state. The comments are on two proposed rules — one for ...