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Oregon DEQ cites Reworld Marion incinerator for multiple air quality violations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Reworld Marion $22,800 for multiple violations of its air pollution permit. The 38-year-old garbage incinerator in Brooks, formerly called Covanta Marion, burns much of Marion County’s residential and commercial waste, generating electricity it sells to Portland General Electric. Between 2022 and...
Surfers have safety advice as heat drives crowds to Oregon's treacherous ocean waters
NEWPORT, Ore. (KATU) — Triple-digit temperatures in the cities mean one thing on the Oregon coast, people are going to be flocking out to enjoy some reprieve from the heat. But don’t let the water's seemingly calm appearance fool you. Every year the Oregon, Washington and northern California coastlines take two or three lives when people get swept out to sea.
Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds
Ecosystems in the Northwest were heavily shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out of the region, a new study finds. By the 1930s, gray wolves were nearly gone in Oregon and the rest of the West, leading to the multiplication of animals the wolves hunted and creating an imbalance in the environment, researchers […] The post Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly exterminated, study finds appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Want a kayak launch along the Tualatin River? Let King City know.
King City officials want residents to weigh in regarding a possible kayak launch access point along the Tualatin River near King City Community Park via a community survey. “Currently, there is a small unmaintained wooden dock located south of the gravel parking lot at the park. The city is planning on working to improve that access point and make it easier and safer for folks to get to the river and enjoy it, and we need your feedback,” said an online posting of the project. ...
Heat wave turns deadly with West Linn drowning
The heat wave turned deadly Friday when a man drowned in the Willamette River near the West Linn boat ramp – the first reported death associated with high temperatures expected to continue through Tuesday, July 9. According to Tualatin Fire & Rescue, just before 3 p.m. on July 5, a caller to 911 reported a person flailing in the water near the dock at the ramp in the 2000 block of Volpp Street. The 911 caller said that the person had gone under the water...
Milwaukie Porchfest Returns for Three Fridays of Live Music, July 12–26
The heat wave will end, and when it does, there will be the sweetest li’l porch music festival waiting on the other side. Milwaukie Porchfest started as a small festival during the first pandemic fall of 2020 as a way for people to safely see live music outdoors (and to give bored musicians a gig). But Porchfest was such a smash that this is now the fifth annual iteration of the suburban event, which returns with more than 80 free concerts in neighborhoods across Milwaukie from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Fridays, July 12, 19 and 26.
First Native American homeless shelter in the region opens in Milwaukie
Portland-based Native American Youth and Family Center has opened the first Native American homeless shelter in the region, located in Milwaukie at 2400 SE Willard Street. The two-story transitional shelter for Native families experiencing homelessness will provide residents, who begin arriving soon, access to 24/7 on-site support from Native shelter advocates and professionals. “The official name is kʰwat yaka haws, and that is in the Chinook Wawa language, which is a part of where the original people of this land are from. And that does...
Tillamook High School Ag Program Receives Prestigious State Award; THS Instructor Hayden Bush Elected President of Oregon Agricultural Teacher’s Association
(June 20, 2024- Tillamook High School, Tillamook, Oregon) – The Tillamook High School Agricultural Sciences and Industrial Technology program has been awarded Program of the Year by the Oregon Agricultural Teacher’s Association (OATA). This prestigious recognition highlights the outstanding achievements and dedication of the school’s agricultural education faculty and students in advancing agricultural and industrial education. The program was represented at the OATA awards banquet by Brooklyn Bush, Hayden Bush, and Bella Giraud.
Scappoose selects new city manager
The Scappoose City Council has taken the next step to hire a permanent city manager, as they have selected Ben Burgener as their preferred candidate for the position, and he has signed a letter of intent. The Columbia County Chronicle & Chief reached out to Scappoose Mayor Joe Backus for an update on where things are in the process and how they landed on Burgener. “We are now putting together...
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