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Oregon, Washington’s I-5 bridge replacement project gets $1.5B in new federal money
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday released $1.5 billion to help replace the Interstate 5 bridge between Oregon and Washington. This brings the total federal investment in the project to $2.1 billion. Washington Senators Murray and Cantwell, with Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez announced the new...
A secured five-year commitment to state’s western wildfire response is announced
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle—along with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer—and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announce today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), and Forest Protective Agencies (FPAs) reached a renewed five-year commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan (WOOP). The WOOP serves as the long-term agreement that governs fire response for the BLM, ODF, and FPAs all over western Oregon. As the previous...
Death Toll Rises: 28 Dead from Extreme Heat Across US, Mainly in California
WFCN — The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that as a heat wave spreads throughout most of the country, about 30 people have already perished from the excessive heat. Extreme heat continued into the next day in Southern California, with highs in the triple digits predicted. Michelle Jorden, chief medical examiner for Santa Clara County, predicted that the heat wave will last until the weekend.
NW Natural once again misses its own targets to offset emissions with renewable natural gas
Oregon’s largest gas utility has missed its own goal for acquiring renewable natural gas to offset its carbon emissions for a second year in a row. NW Natural, a Northwest gas utility that serves more than 2.5 million people, recently submitted its Renewable Natural Gas Compliance report. It showed the company acquired just 0.91% of its […] The post NW Natural once again misses its own targets to offset emissions with renewable natural gas appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Oregon launches new summer food program for children
Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) is a new food benefits program to help shrink the hunger gap when children are on summer break and don’t have easy access to healthy meals at school. Summer EBT started in late June and provides $120 per eligible child to buy food. “During the summer, many families must provide another 10 meals per child, per week,” Oregon Department of Education Director Dr....
Tech group will pay $40 million to capture carbon dioxide in Oregon, fight climate change
Startup 280 Earth has landed the first commercial deal to capture carbon dioxide from the air in The Dalles and sequester it away in an effort to slow climate change. A coalition of tech companies said Thursday it will pay $40 million for 280 Earth to remove more than 60,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through 2030. The money will help pay for 280 Earth to build additional carbon capture modules in The Dalles.
Wyden, Merkley announce federal investment of more than $2.3 Million in Oregon’s rural airports
North Bend, Coos County Airport District receives $600K Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of more than $2.3 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for eight rural airports throughout Oregon. “From timely access to lifesaving medicines, to opportunities for small businesses to deliver their goods quickly, rural airports are often the lifeblood of small communities throughout the state,” Wyden said. “I am gratified that my...
Real Estate Corner: Staying safe and insured
How Southern Oregonians can navigate wildfire risks and insurance changes. It’s time again to chat about what’s new and noteworthy around our neck of the woods — especially how our changing climate reshapes our thinking about home insurance. With wildfires becoming more frequent, understanding how to protect our homes and manage rising insurance costs is essential.
Missing teen from Canada may be traveling through Oregon on way to California
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Department of Human Service (ODHS) is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 15-year-old girl from Ontario Canada. Anna Gabriella Villarreal, is a child in foster care who went missing on June 30, and is believed to be in Ontario or San Diego.
Tribal leaders on the coast call for action to return sea otters to Oregon
Leaders of two federally recognized Oregon coastal Indian tribes have called upon U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to “take all appropriate actions” to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to return sea otters — known to tribal ancestors as Xulh-t’ush, Giye’we, or Ela-ke’ — to the Oregon coast within the next five years. The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) have sent letters to Haaland. In the letters, Bradley...
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