"Farmers, Tribes Reach ‘Historic’ Klamath River Deal"
"The Interior Department on Wednesday announced an armistice in the battle over the Klamath River, unveiling an agreement between farmers reliant on the waterway for irrigation and tribal nations...
View Article"How A Northwest Tribe Is Escaping A Rising Ocean"
"In a mossy stretch of forest on Washington state's outer coast, streets and sidewalks have appeared in recent weeks, representing the future of the Quinault Indian Nation. The coastal tribe has spent...
View ArticleOre. Homeowners Face Soaring Premiums, Few Insurance Options Over Fires
"Nancy Matela co-owns a vacation home in a wildfire zone northwest of Bend that has a new, annual property insurance premium of $9,000. It’s more than nine times what the company Safeco charged her a...
View Article"The Butterfly Redemption"
"How scientists, volunteers, and incarcerated women are finding hope and metamorphosis through supporting a struggling butterfly."BiodiversityNatural ResourcesPeople & PopulationWildlifeNational...
View Article"Canada, U.S. Launch Intl. Inquiry Into Southeast B.C. Mine Pollution"
"Nearly 12 years after Ktunaxa Nation first urged the Canadian and U.S. governments to task an international body with investigating the mine pollution coursing through its territory, the two countries...
View ArticleDEADLINE: IJNR Western Wildfire Institute
Event Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications for a weeklong Institute on both sides of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon, May 5-11, to...
View Article"An Oregon Bill to Cut Millions in Timber Taxes Is Dead, Despite Backing"
"The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires. It sparked debate within the Democratic-controlled Legislature about who should pay: taxpayers or big...
View Article"Dunes Aren’t Just Big Piles Of Sand. Here’s Why Earth Needs Them."
"The famed coastal dunes that inspired the shifting sand landscape of the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel “Dune” are also under siege — from climate change and human...
View ArticleFeds Propose Killing 500,000 'Invasive' Owls To Save Calif. Native Owls
"A group of 75 animal rights organizations, including several in California, signed a joint letter sent to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Monday urging her to nix a proposal by the U.S. Department...
View ArticleCourage and Caring — Documentary Celebrates Environmental Icon Stewart Udall
While the name of Stewart Udall, U.S. interior secretary through the tumultuous 1960s, may have faded from public memory, his influence on environmental policies is still felt today. Contributor...
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