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NW Natural customers likely to see smaller rate increases after settlement
Environmental and social justice groups are claiming victory after the state’s largest natural gas provider agreed to increase residential rates by less than half of its original proposed price hike. Rate increases for 2025 won’t be finalized until October, but NW Natural’s residential customers are likely to see a 7% increase, instead of the nearly […]
National pesticide program targeting grasshoppers violated environmental law, Portland federal court rules
A U.S. District Court judge in Portland has ruled federal regulators violated environmental law for failing to consider other pest management methods before spraying millions of acres of public rangelands in Oregon and other western states to manage grasshopper outbreaks. In its early August decision, the U.S District Court for...
Top lawyer for Oregon public defense slashed pay of ‘squeaky wheel’ female attorneys, investigator finds
The chief lawyer for the agency overseeing Oregon’s troubled public defense system held a grudge against several female attorneys and cut their pay because they spoke out against him, a workplace investigator determined. Eric Deitrick, general counsel for the Oregon Public Defense Commission, was “motivated by retaliation” when he...
International firefighters arrive to fight Oregon wildfires, air quality advisories return
A group of 65 firefighters have arrived from Australia and New Zealand to assist in firefighting efforts in the Pacific Northwest's largest fires. The firefighters were assigned to fires including the Willamette Complex South on the Willamette National Forest. The Willamette Complex South includes seven lightning-caused fires at 12,737 total acres as of...
Geologists warn of potentially ‘destructive landslides’ across Oregon Cascades this weekend
The National Weather Service is issuing a warning for portions of the Oregon Cascades that flash floods and landslides may occur this weekend amid a previously issued severe weather warning.
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