Environment

NEW ORLEANS, La. (CNN) – The U.S. Coast Guard is looking into hundreds of reports of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico since Hurricane Ida. The Coast Guard is conducting fly-overs off the coast of Louisiana as it investigates nearly 350 …

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – The plan to remove four dams along the Klamath River took another step forward. In 2004, PacifiCorp was managing eight Klamath Project dams in Klamath and Siskiyou Counties when the power company was told four of the dams …

SALEM, Ore. – A bill allowing human remains to be safely converted into soil was signed into law by Oregon Governor Kate Brown. Representative Pam Marsh, who serves House District 5-Southern Jackson County, penned House Bill 2574 to give Oregonians another choice …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The federal agency overseeing much of the irrigation in and around Klamath Lake will not release water from a canal this year. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is in charge of the Klamath Project, providing irrigation water to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A controversial natural gas pipeline project in southwest Oregon was dealt yet another blow. The Jordan Cove Project has been in the works for well over a decade. The proposed pipeline would span 229 miles through Oregon, with a …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to restore an Obama-era rule cracking down on methane emissions in the oil and gas industries. The move is part of the Biden administration’s push to combat climate change. It was …

PORTLAND, Ore. (NBC/Gary Strieker) – Even in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon has more than its fair share of rivers and streams. But Oregonians are not taking their water resources for granted with many of them supporting a new measure to give their …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A controversial natural gas pipeline project in southwest Oregon hit yet another major roadblock. The Jordan Cove Project has been in the works for well over a decade. The proposed pipeline would span 229 miles through Oregon, with a …

Oregon Governor Kate Brown and California Governor Gavin Newsom will discuss restoration of the Klamath River during a live event scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17. The governors will be joined by leaders from the Karuk and Yurok Tribes, Berkshire …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal authorities have approved the construction of a natural gas pipeline and terminal in southwest Oregon, but the State of Oregon still has a roadblock put in place. The Jordan Cove Project has been in the works for well …