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Latest updates on wildfires burning across Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's wildfire season got off to a relatively slow start with just a few fires burning statewide as of early July, but conditions rapidly worsened during the middle of the month. A series of thunderstorms caused more than 2,000 lightning strikes across the state, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry, and high winds and dry conditions have helped fires spread.
OHA’s climate report shows ‘signs of hope’ after extreme climate events
As climate change is expected to bring more extreme and severe weather events in the coming years, the Oregon Health Authority warns the state must continue to prioritize climate resiliency projects, according to a new report.
Feds say new investments in Oregon sage grouse habitat paying off, but conservationists disagree
Work to restore imperiled sage grouse habitat in southeast Oregon is moving faster than Tracy Stone-Manning had imagined a year into massive federal investments in landscape restoration. Stone-Manning, director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, recently visited the agency’s Lakeview, Oregon, field office and federal land near burns to see a spring and a […] The post Feds say new investments in Oregon sage grouse habitat paying off, but conservationists disagree appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Durkee Fire balloons to 182 square miles, Gov. Kotek invokes Conflagration
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for Durkee Fire in Baker County as officials say it has ballooned to 116,431 acres, or about 182 square miles, Sunday morning, with 0% containment.
It’s time for Congress to intervene with the Bonneville Power Administration
While “energy crisis” is an overused term, recent estimates show the Pacific Northwest could face a 30% increase in electricity demand over the next decade. Data center expansions, high-tech manufacturing growth, and a shift from natural gas toward electricity are some factors driving the trend. Historically, the region has looked to the Bonneville Power Administration […] The post It’s time for Congress to intervene with the Bonneville Power Administration appeared first on Washington State Standard.
Stunning photos offer chilling look at Mount St. Helens eruption
The United States Geological Service (USGS) recently shared that Mount St. Helens appears to be going through a "recharge" phase. Naturally, every time we hear news about Mount St. Helens having any volcanic activity - even if it is deemed to be non-threatening - we immediately pay attention. But why is that, when there are over 100 volcanoes in the United States - including 19 in Washington State alone?
Gator on the loose in Washington!
Quite the incident happened near the 9400 block of Ray Grade Rd. in Snohomish County over the weekend. Reports came in to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Department and Washington State Fish and Wildlife for a 10-foot-long ferocious man-eating gator! Was it really painted as a ferocious man-eating monster? Probably not, but I'd like to think so. This call came in for this 10-foot gator, and people were very freaked out. The Snohomish County Sheriff and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife were aware of the sighting, and they made a post about it on social media. That post was shared hundreds of times. When sheriffs and wildlife officials arrived, they were shocked to see it wasn't a gator at all.
Next Yakima city manager set to make $207,000 annually
(The Center Square) – Vicki Baker was announced as Yakima's next city manager during last week's Yakima City Council meeting. Her first day on the job is scheduled for Aug. 8. Baker’s employment agreement still needs to be executed by the city council, but the proposed agreement would pay Baker an annual base salary of $207,000. ...
Lightning sparks Miners Complex wildfire, burning 500 acres in WA
The Miners Complex Fire, which consists of nine wildfires caused by lightning in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest area, has grown to 500 acres. According to the Western Washington Incident Management Team (IMT), the wildfires that make up the Miners Complex Fire are the Miners Fire, Vista Ridge Fire, Dolly Creek Fire, Sulphur Three Fire, Sulphur Four Fire, Sulphur Thirty-Four Fire, Upper Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, Lower Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire and the Plummer Fire.
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