Cassandra Profita
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Environment
Report: Climate Change Is Already Bringing Problems To Northwest — And It Will Get Worse
The Northwest is already seeing the effects of climate change, according to a new national climate assessment.
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Environment
Study Finds Kalama Methanol Plant Would Reduce Global Carbon Emissions
A new study finds a controversial fossil fuel refinery proposed in Southwest Washington would actually reduce global carbon emissions.
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Environment
Portland Lab Creates Paper Replacements For Plastic Packaging
Swedish paper company BillerudKorsnäs tests out alternatives to plastic packaging at its design lab in Portland.
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Volkswagen settlement fuels a fight to phase out dirty old diesel engines
The decision by Volkswagen to cheat on diesel emissions tests means Oregon and Washington are in line for a big payday. The states plan to turn millions...
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Army Corps denies permit for Puget Sound coal export terminal
The Lummi Nation’s Tribal Chairman Timothy Ballew pulled fellow council member Travis Brockie into his office to announce the big news: He’d just gotten...
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Sturgeon Poachers Angle For Caviar On The Columbia
The high value of caviar is driving poachers to an inventive way to cash in on giant sturgeon in the Columbia River: They lash live fish with ropes to...
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States Don't Limit Use Of Portable Classrooms
AUMSVILLE, Oregon – After affixing the roof to the walls, five workers push a half-built classroom out the door of the Blazer Industries manufacturing...
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Industry Ponders How To Pay For Electric Car Charging Without Stimulus Money
Over the past four years, the federal government has picked up the tab for 20,000 electric car charging stations installed across the country.
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The Wetland That Saved Highway 101 From Flooding
Every winter on Oregon's north coast, the Necanicum River spills out over its banks during heavy rains and swallows the road just south of Seaside....
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You Know Your Car’s Fuel Efficiency. What About Your House?
The first month’s electric bill at my new house was a shocker: $348. Granted, the house has electric heat, and the bill was for February when it got...