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Oregon environmental regulators seek public comments on reboot of state’s flagship climate program
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is asking the public to weigh in on rules to re-establish the state’s signature Climate Protection Program requiring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies and other polluters. Last December, a court invalidated the program over a technicality after Oregon’s three...
Mother of deceased inmate sues Oregon corrections agency, alleging wrongdoing, possible coverup
If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for free, immediate support 24/7. After Jesse Banks died alone in his cell at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, a state medical examiner found a ripped up mask to protect against disease crammed in the back of his bloody mouth.
Temporary road closure near Catherine Creek extended to Sept. 4
UNION – (Release from the U.S. Forest Service) The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest continues to work on a culvert on National Forest Service Road 2036 that branches off Medical Springs Hwy (The 203) just Southeast of Union. The work was originally projected to end Aug. 24 but has been extended to Sept. 4.
Paving on I-84 in La Grande begins Wednesday night
LA GRANDE – (Release from ODOT) Work begins this week to pave a one-mile section of I-84 in La Grande, from the Oro Dell Interchange, Exit 259, to the Second Street Bridge, milepost 260.4. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane with 15 feet travel width, and reduced...
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