Energy and Environment
Daimler Staying Put in Oregon With Planned $40M Swan Island Expansion
The German automaker opted to grow its Portland footprint after considering two other sites.
Intel Expansion Will Create Major Energy Demand
PBJ: Chip maker will spend $36B modernizing Hillsboro facilities
Twenty Oregon Businesses Awarded Rural Energy Grants
The funding will allow Astoria’s Fort George Brewery to install a rooftop solar array, among other projects.
NEXT Refinery Project Formally Asks For Lower Rent — Which Records Show It’s Already Paying
A letter from the controversial renewable diesel refinery’s CEO says a boating crash ‘calls into question’ NEXT’s ability to operate the refinery under current conditions.
Merkley, Wyden Pledge $3.5M in EPA Funding For Water Systems in Prineville, Willamina
Communities will use the funds to improve water treatment and install new infrastructure.
More Than 100,000 Oregon Homes Without Power — Some For Days — After Winter Storms
An arctic blast caused small blackouts across the country, but none affecting so many homes as in Oregon, per national tracking tool.
Shattered Glass
Oregon’s glass bottle recycling rates may be some of the highest in the nation, but with the state’s only glass recycling plant temporarily shuttered, where is the rest of our used glass being carted off to? And is glass recycling as green as environmentalists once thought?
Looking Forward, Looking Back
We asked leaders in Oregon’s business and political sectors what they make of 2023 — and what they hope to see in 2024. Here’s what they said.
Federal Government Reaches Deal on Snake River Dams
The agreement establishes a tribal energy authority to oversee the development of new energy resources and allocates additional resources to preserve the Snake River salmon populations.