GOLD BEACH, Ore. – The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced that dredging will begin on the Rogue River at Gold Beach this year. The Corps said dredging is an important part of keeping the Rogue River harbor open ...
SALEM, Ore. – Avista utilities and other natural gas providers are suing Oregon over the state’s “Climate Protection Program.” Late last year, Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission adopted rules establishing the CPP to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address the effects ...
Author: Keely Chalmers (KGW) CORVALLIS, Ore. (KGW) — When thinking about ways to curb climate change, reducing the use of fossil fuels and cutting down carbon emissions are likely the first things that come to mind. Researchers at Oregon State ...
Author: Keely Chalmers (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A conservation group is taking the federal government to court, claiming it is illegally polluting the Columbia River and killing large numbers of endangered salmon. Columbia Riverkeeper filed the lawsuit last week. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Biden administration is releasing a strategy for building 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and transform the U.S. auto industry. The president’s infrastructure law sets aside $5 billion for the states to ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW), Pat Dooris SALEM, Ore. — After years of failed attempts, Oregon is poised to enact a cap-and-trade program to combat climate change. Unlike past attempts, this version comes from the governor’s office rather than the state ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Biden administration is planning to aggressively expand offshore wind energy capacity in the U.S. It could hold as many as seven sales for new offshore leases by 2025. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the move ...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Officials investigating the oil spill are looking into whether a ship’s anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor, causing Amplify Energy’s major leak of crude. Aggressive actions to clean up the spill are ...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (NBC) – An offshore oil spill in Southern California is threatening marine life and scenic beaches. 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the waters off Orange County. Officials say it happened when an underwater pipeline owned by ...
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 ...