Author: Casey McCabe (KGW) CORVALLIS, Ore. (KGW) — Pacific gray whale populations are threatened by microplastics in the ocean, according to an Oregon State University study that analyzed the poop of whales feeding off the Oregon coast. The researchers determined ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Environmental advocates delivered more than 45,000 comments Tuesday to two federal agencies considering rules that would protect mature and old-growth forests in the state. The comments are on two proposed rules — one for ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The first Klamath River dam is coming down creating a pathway for the other dams to follow. Copco 2 is one of four dams expected to be removed in the world’s largest dam removal project. This month, ...
TRUCKEE RIVER, Nevada (NBC) – As strange as it sounds, a new “freeway for fish” is actually helping a threatened species recover. It’s a species that, for decades, had disappeared. 120 years ago, Derby Dam was built on the Truckee ...
Author: Grant McOmie (KGW) TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KGW) — John Kallas is a nutritionist, teacher and wild food forager who likes to say that when the tide goes out, his dinner table is set! I recently joined the wild edible pro ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Portland officials plan to announce a new pilot project that would restrict a 16-block area of downtown to only zero-emissions delivery vehicles as part of a $2 million federal grant program. The ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Bear Creek Stewards are looking for volunteers to help them with their Earth Day event this weekend. Teams of volunteers will help to remove litter, debris, and invasive plants along Bear Creek and the greenway from Central Point to ...
Author: Chris McGinness (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) – Right now, electricity is largely a use-it-or-lose-it proposition. “We generate it based on what our usage is, and so all those systems have to be tuned to whatever the grid needs at ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) NEWPORT, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon environmental officials say cleanup is nearly complete following a Feb. 10 train derailment near Newport that spilled an estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The derailment involved a Portland & Western ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Legislators in Oregon have a lot on their plates as the new session gets underway, including top priorities like housing, homelessness and crime, to name a few. But lawmakers are also working on a ...