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Environment
New Plan Would Return California Condors To Northwest Skies
Federal agencies and Northern California's Yurok Tribe have released a plan to reintroduce critically endangered California condors to the Pacific Northwest.
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Lawmakers Consider Statewide Plastic Bag Bans In Washington And Oregon
Lawmakers in both Washington and Oregon are considering bills that would ban single-use plastic bags statewide to reduce plastic pollution.
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Environment
Oregon And Washington Lawmakers Consider Statewide Plastic Bag Bans
Lawmakers in both Oregon and Washington are considering bills that would ban single-use plastic bags statewide to reduce plastic pollution.
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Environment
Report: Economic Benefits Of Cap And Trade Will Outweigh The Costs In Oregon
Oregon’s proposed cap-and-trade plan would increase household income, create jobs and grow the state’s economy, according to a new economic report to the Oregon Legislature.
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Environment
Oregon Legislature Treads Carefully Toward Pricing Carbon
Oregon lawmakers are taking up legislation that would make Oregon the second state after California to adopt an economy-wide cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions.
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Environment
Oregon Lawmakers Prepare To Release New Cap And Trade Bill
Oregon lawmakers on a joint committee devoted to reducing carbon emissions plan to release a cap and trade bill next week.
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Oregon Bottle Deposit System Hits 90 Percent Redemption Rate
Oregon’s bottle deposit system is recycling more containers than ever before despite major disruptions in global recycling markets.
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Environment
Oregon Bottle Deposit System Hits 90 Percent Redemption Rate
Oregon’s bottle deposit system is recycling more containers than ever before despite major disruptions in global recycling markets.
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Banned Fish Trap Returns To Columbia As Sustainable Way To Catch Salmon
For years, Oregon and Washington have been searching for the best way to catch more hatchery fish while letting the wild fish return unharmed to their spawning grounds. Now, one group says they’ve found it.
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Environment
Banned Fish Trap Returns To Columbia As Sustainable Way To Catch Salmon
Fish traps were banned on the Columbia River more than 80 year ago, but some say it’s time to bring them back as a way for fishermen to catch more hatchery salmon while protecting wild fish.