Author: Pat Dooris, David Mann (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — In just over a decade, all new cars sold in Oregon and Washington will be electric vehicles (EVs) — that’s the plan at least. Earlier this year, California announced a ...
Author: KGW Staff, Chris McGinness PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon surpassed an electric vehicle (EV) milestone over the summer, with 50,000 registered electric vehicles on the road, according to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The state’s new goal is ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California will ban new gasoline-powered passenger vehicle sales by 2035. Regulators voted on the measure Thursday. It is one of the first such bans worldwide. The vote comes after Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – This week, the Lomakatsi Restoration Project kicked off its 10th Annual Ashland Watershed Youth Program. After a competitive application process, 15 juniors and seniors from high schools across the Rogue Valley were selected to participate in the ...
Author: Devon Haskins (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Designers of a new commercial building in downtown Portland have built what’s called a ‘living building,’ meaning everything about it is 100% sustainable. Located at the corner of Southwest 1st Avenue and ...
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 ...