Oregon Environmental News
Baby gorilla born at NW zoo but on bottle feeding for now
It's the 16th baby gorilla born at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Official heat response for vulnerable populations improves in Portland metro, but gaps remain
As temperatures soar, housing providers and public-health officials implement lessons learned from previous heat waves to better protect the city’s most vulnerable residents.
Shark attacks disrupt holiday off Texas coast
Two people were taken to the hospital with bites, at least one of them severe.
Firefighters rescue dehydrated coyote pup who lost mom
Firefighters with Cal Fire CZU had seen the pup with its mom previously but this time she was nowhere in sight. They gave the pup water and chicken until rescuers with an animal humane society could take it.
Oregon heat rules aim to protect workers as temperatures soar. Here’s what’s required
Workplaces must provide shade, access to water and must ensure communication in temperatures more than 90 degrees.
Beryl makes landfall near Tulum, Mexico, leaving at least 11 dead in Caribbean
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Friday that Beryl is expected to rapidly weaken to a tropical storm as it crosses over the peninsula before it reemerges into the Gulf of Mexico and likely regains hurricane strength.
Sea turtle eggs evacuated from Yucatan beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl
Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl. Beryl is expected to hit somewhere south of Cancun by early Friday.
Are you in the boundaries of just-released hazardous heat map for Sunday?
Government agencies are asking Oregonians to prepare for the unusually high temperatures.
Google is falling short of an important climate target. Why? Data centers and AI
Artificial intelligence has increased demand on Google data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity.
Burn ban in effect for Washington County
All outdoor burning is prohibited except for small cooking and recreational fires such as campfires.
Readers respond: Clearcuts threaten community safety
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Readers respond: Keep nuclear in Northwest energy mix
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.