EPA Approves $97 million Loan to Medford Water Commission.
Federal funding will assist the Rogue Valley to create water infrastructure capable of mitigating the impacts of climate change.
- Published in Energy and Environment
Oregon OSHA Adopts New, Permanent Heat and Smoke Rules
Environmental and labor groups offer measured praise for the rules but say they still contain too many loopholes.
- Published in Energy and Environment
Farmers Adapt to April Cold Snap
Climate change means new farming techniques and equipment. But having less severe weather than other states could give Oregon farmers an edge.
- Published in Farms and Forests
Ag Overtime Bill Passes, But Farmers’ Groups Say They’ll Keep Fighting.
Some small farmers say Oregon’s new farmworker overtime law has them planning their exit strategy. Others hold out hope for a solution which accommodates them.
- Published in Farms and Forests
‘The Blueberries Are Cooking on the Vine’
Small farm looks for ways to adapt to climate change
- Published in Farms and Forests
Drought Tech
With the climate crisis here, water management becomes big business — and part of big tech.
- Published in Tech
OSHA Investigating 117 Workplace Complaints Made Due to Heat Wave
Five Oregonians died during record-shattering temperatures — though only two have been linked to heat.
- Published in Energy and Environment
Biden Administration Accelerates State Climate Solutions
Environmental disasters and new federal policy spike demand for renewable energy.
- Published in Politics