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Slow population growth, early retirements impact in Oregon
A new report from the Oregon Employment Department illustrates the impact of slow population growth and increasing retirements in the state. The youngest members of the large Baby Boom Generation, born between 1946 and 1964, turn 60 years old in 2024. Workers in this age group have been, and are expected to continue, shifting into retirement and taking their skills and experience with them. ...
Rocky shores of Pacific Northwest show low resilience to changes in climate, research shows
A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest. The study by Oregon State University scientists, involving four capes in Oregon and California, suggests these communities of species may have low resilience to climate change. Findings were published recently in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Ruling in Grants Pass homelessness case
The US Supreme Court issued a ruling on the case of Johnson vs Grants Pass on June 28th, 2024, in what experts are calling the biggest case in the realm of homelessness in decades. The conservative majority on the SCOTUS ensured that the defendant, the City of Grants Pass, was favored by the ruling. The initial case was a class action suit brought against the City on behalf of its homeless population. Grants Pass attempted, through a city ordinance, to restrict the use of pillows,...
Salt Creek Fire, Eagle Point Update 7/11 at 7:53P.M. 300 Firefighters at the Site
Created by Watch Duty • 4 days ago • Jul 7 at 3:17 PM. If you need emergency shelter, call 211 or 1-866-698-6155, visit 211info.org, or text your zip code to 898211. TTY: dial 711 and call 1-866-698-6155. Language interpreters are available by phone. Text is available Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., in Spanish and English.
Ashland – Smoke Season Is Here – Tips for Getting Better Prepared
Smoke Season is Starting – Tips to Get More Prepared. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Tuesday for Jackson County due to smoke from the Salt Creek Fire. DEQ expects the air quality advisory to last until at least Thursday evening. DEQ and partner agencies will continue to monitor smoke in the area.
Commissioners OK agreement with Central Point for shared facility on Expo grounds
Jackson County commissioners on Wednesday approved an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Central Point that allows for the shared use of a planned 120,000-square-foot multi-use pandemic response center on The Expo grounds. The contract will come with an estimated $859,057 in annual revenue to the county — paid through...
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...
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