Plastic is reaching into our food, into our air, it's inside our bodies and our children's bodies. Can we reduce its use? great video from Los Angeles Times latimes.com/environment/su…

Did you know Intel is one of the most polluting companies in Oregon? @oregonian tech reporter Mike Mike Rogoway and I talk about why semiconductor manufacturing is a dirty industry and what companies are doing to improve their enviro impacts. Beat Check: oregonlive.com/environment/20…

Portlanders, it's Earth Day. Do you take public transit or ride a bike? Do you feel Portland is still a bike-and-transit hub? oregonlive.com/environment/20…

Meet Ginofa, Junior, Lilyann, Shawn+Amiya. These 5 HS seniors are all in stages of limbo. They graduate in mere weeks+are unsure what 'next' looks like. They share their stories w/ me+Sami Edge as we dig into why college-going in OR is going down, bad
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Why are OR utility rates rising? In short, it's complex. The Oregonian and CitizensUtilityBoard break it down. As we shift to clean energy and utility rates rise, people say “one is causing the other.” Facts: states w/o clean energy laws also have double digit hikes. bit.ly/49YYIgH

Great chat with Gosia Wozniacka on the Oregonian’s Beat Check on Oregon's divestment from fossil fuels through our COAL Act win & what we invest in for our communities - from the possibility of a state bank to the powerful impacts of PCEF. #orpol #orleg oregonlive.com/environment/20…

Calling on aspiring high school journalists, writers and photographers! Apply to The Oregonian's High School Journalism Institute! oregonlive.com/hsji/2024/03/a…

Why does Oregon plan to divest from coal, even though some retirees and labor unions fear it could threaten hard-earned retirement money? Beat Check podcast: oregonlive.com/environment/20…

'On Saturday, 72 trees were planted across Multnomah County, one for each of the people killed by extreme heat [during summer 2021] in the county.' by Austin De Dios oregonlive.com/eastportland/2…

'City data shows that between 2012 and 2021, 14 people were killed and 122 were seriously injured on 82nd Avenue, and preliminary data shows that there were four more pedestrian deaths on the road in 2022 and 2023.'

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Oregon Supreme Court weighs appeal in ‘greenwashing’ claim case against Tillamook oregonlive.com/environment/20…

super interesting interview about the steep utility rate increases with Bob Jenks of CitizensUtilityBoard oregonlive.com/environment/20…

fantastic story Bill Oram

“Alejandra Villegas, who is in her first trimester of pregnancy, and her partner, Daniel Ruiz, have been bouncing around since arriving in Portland in mid-January, sleeping in a car and at various hotels.” Advocates & community members paid for the hotels. oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

did you get a steep electric/gas rate increase? wondering why? listen to my interview with CitizensUtilityBoard Bob Jenks on Beat Check podcast oregonlive.com/environment/20…

Could Portland leaders dismantle the city’s signature climate justice fund? oregonlive.com/environment/20…

Fantastic reporting by Gosia Wozniacka and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh on the city of Portland’s latest piggy bank.

This sure has echoes of the utility-spending lawsuit Portland lost a decade ago …

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Must read story, folks: 'Data centers’ power demands have upended Oregon’s fight against global warming, exposing the limitations of the state’s electrical grid and the state’s hope to move toward clean power.'

Did hundreds of falling trees during January's storm make you feel very anxious? Does climate change impact our mental heath? Listen in to Beat Check! oregonlive.com/environment/20…