Environment Archives July 2024

Treat extreme heat like other national disasters, Oregon and other states urge

Scientists discovered a cave on the moon, and there may be hundreds more

This best-selling air purifier is under $80 for Prime Day 2024; top-rated for battling wildfire smoke, allergies, pet hair

Only 6 of these rare mammals have ever been seen; now, scientists think they have a 7th

5 years into Amazon’s Climate Pledge, workers challenge its progress

Readers respond: Quit gas leaf blowers now

Readers respond: Dig deeper into young tree harvest

17 deaths in Oregon now considered heat-related

What Nike’s ‘sustainability bloodbath’ means for its carbon reduction pledges: Beat Check podcast

Readers respond: Environmental benefit of no-buy year

9-foot great white shark was responsible for swimmer’s injuries, tests show

16 deaths in Oregon under investigation as heat-related

Intertwined galaxies 326 million light-years away captured by Webb Space Telescope

The Quinault Nation is trying to escape the rising Pacific, but time is running out

U.S., Canada reach new agreement on Columbia River hydropower, water

Tech group will pay $40 million to capture carbon dioxide in Oregon, fight climate change

14 people in Oregon now believed to have died of excessive heat

Nike slashed its sustainability workforce after a pledge to reduce its carbon footprint

9 deaths now tied to excessive heat in Oregon

Climber tumbles 700 feet on Mount Hood, video shows ‘hot landing’ rescue

6 people die in Oregon heat wave

Air quality advisory issued for Portland-Vancouver as smog levels rise in heat wave

Motorcyclist dies as Death Valley reaches 128 degrees

4 suspected heat-related deaths reported in Portland area

How a Supreme Court decision could reignite Oregon’s biggest environmental battles

Why heat waves are growing more frequent, and what’s being done: Beat Check podcast

Readers respond: BPA already focused on transmission needs

Disappearance of wolves had ripple effect on NW ecology, OSU study finds

Are you camping in Oregon’s highest fire risk zones?

Baby gorilla born at NW zoo but on bottle feeding for now

Official heat response for vulnerable populations improves in Portland metro, but gaps remain

Shark attacks disrupt holiday off Texas coast

Firefighters rescue dehydrated coyote pup who lost mom

Oregon heat rules aim to protect workers as temperatures soar. Here’s what’s required

Beryl makes landfall near Tulum, Mexico, leaving at least 11 dead in Caribbean

Sea turtle eggs evacuated from Yucatan beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl

Are you in the boundaries of just-released hazardous heat map for Sunday?

Google is falling short of an important climate target. Why? Data centers and AI

Burn ban in effect for Washington County

Readers respond: Clearcuts threaten community safety

Readers respond: Keep nuclear in Northwest energy mix