Fisheries by the numbers: Revenues, harvest size, employment
Industry sees stable returns despite large declines in the harvest of popular fish and seven percent decline in fisheries employment.
Kim Moore
Salmon decline reveals worrisome trend
Drought and poor ocean conditions wipe out stocks of the popular fish.
Judge dismisses water quality case against PGE
A U.S. District Court judge has thrown out a case against Portland General Electric (PGE) that alleges the utility is violating water quality standards at a large hydroelectric project in central Oregon.
100 Best Companies survey: Change to scoring
A change to our scoring methodology will take into account employee participation.
Nonprofits battle growing distrust in institutions
Nonprofits are facing declining trust in public and private organizations.
River rights
A public private partnership to redevelop an industrial site at the base of the Willamette Falls in Oregon City is mired in conflict. Can the partners pull it off?
Is the state losing momentum in curbing the growth of transportation emissions?
Global warming emissions from transportation — the largest sector-based contributor to greenhouse gases in Oregon — are on the rise and show no sign of abating.
A rural city’s aggressive push for more housing
In rural Oregon, a lack of new and good quality housing hampers economic development in communities that are desperate for investment.
In rural Oregon, bookstores unite communities in transition
Independent booksellers are seeing a resurgence as big box stores decline.