David Steves
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Environment
Want Proof Climate Change Is Here? Look At Oregon In 2018, Report Says
Climate change is playing out in significant ways in Oregon in the form of more severe wildfires, lower summer stream flows and diminishing winter snowpacks.
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Environment
Wildfire Risks Grow As Government Shutdown Lingers, Senators Warn
The partial government shutdown is elevating the threat of wildfires in the West. That’s the contention of a dozen Democratic U.S. senators.
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Environment
Wildfire Risks Grow As Government Shutdown Lingers, Senators Warn
The partial government shutdown is elevating the threat of wildfires in the West. That’s the contention of a dozen Democratic U.S. senators.
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Environment
Oregon Trapping Ban Considered For Imperiled Marten
The Humboldt marten is in line to get new protections in Oregon as the state considers a trapping ban.
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Environment
Federal Judge Orders Stronger Cold-Water Fish Protections In Oregon Rivers
A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to rewrite its pollution cleanup plans for Oregon rivers.
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Environment
Court Orders Oregon DEQ Action On Expired Water Quality Permits
A court order will require the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to start issuing water pollution permits for older ones that have expired, known as "zombie permits."
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All-Nighter On Climate Change To Keep US Senators Occupied
They don’t have plans for a filibuster, since they lack a bill and a scheduled vote. But more than two dozen Democratic U.S. lawmakers do have a lot to...
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Regulators Announce New Scrutiny Of Proposed Coal Export Terminal
A proposal to build the West Coast’s biggest coal export terminal will face stiff environmental scrutiny. On Wednesday a joint release from the Washington