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Hate group mouthpiece met with protest in Salem

Environmental and immigrant rights groups joined forces to decry visit from Jessica Vaughan
By
Emily Green
April 8, 2017
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Fossil fuels

Rebel cities go head to head with fossil fuel industry

Municipal resistance is rising across the country as local communities try to preserve their environmental interests
By
Stephen Quirke
April 5, 2017
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Artist rendering of Jordan Cove LNG terminal

Jordan Cove LNG pipeline ‘a never-ending nightmare’

Concerned property owners in Coos County are pushing back after the blocked proposal resurges
By
Stephen Quirke
March 16, 2017
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Michelle Romero

‘Carbon pollution isn’t free’: How Oregon can cap, trade, reinvest

Michelle Romero wants Oregon to follow California’s lead: Price carbon emissions and put the revenue back into communities most affected by climate change
By
Emily Green
March 9, 2017
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Lummi tribal members

Pipeline projects’ revival hits close to home in Northwest

Elden Hillaire, of the Lummi Nation, discusses threats to the region’s tribal lands on the heels of Trump’s executive orders concerning the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines
By
Stephen Quirke
February 16, 2017
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Solar panels

Oregon solar projects must benefit low-income – but how?

The state is required to adopt rules for a community solar program, and it's looking to Colorado and Minnesota for ideas
By
Emily Green
February 16, 2017
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Owyhee Canyonlands

Oregon breweries unite to protect Owyhee Canyonlands

Craft brewers have joined efforts to protect the largest swath of untouched and unprotected wilderness in the lower 48 states
By
Emily Green
February 14, 2017
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Willamette River Superfund site

Willamette Superfund cleanup expected to proceed under Trump

The EPA has approved the plan, but questions linger about whether the new administration might defund enforcement
By
Stephen Quirke
February 2, 2017
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Bunk Bus

Portland's 2nd Bunk Bus heads for Standing Rock

Portlanders load bus with supplies for protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline
By
Stephen Quirke
January 12, 2017
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Majora Carter

Self-gentrification: A South Bronx lesson for Portland

Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategy consultant, pushes for ‘self-gentrification’ – development from within the community
By
Emily Green
December 12, 2016

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