WHITE SALMON — City council welcomed some state champions and passed an ordinance requiring that most new residential construction have the ca…
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Free news: Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) reintroduced the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, legislation to help communities respond to increasingly dangerous wildfire smoke events, on June 10.
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(The Center Square) – The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change threw out one of its most extreme emissions scenarios last week, a major development in climate science that will likely echo across markets, federal and state government policy, and education.
Free news: The Steering Committee of the Tri-County (Hood River, Sherman, and Wasco) Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program will hold a meeting on June 10 from 9-10 a.m. The meeting can be accessed virtually upon request.
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WHITE SALMON — Mindful of staff time, city council took action to improve the visibility of committee and board meetings without triggering al…
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(The Center Square) – The Environmental Protection Agency designated microplastics and pharmaceuticals as priority contaminant groups Thursday.
Free news from OSU: A new analysis shows that the Pacific Northwest’s mature and old-growth forests are most at risk of severe wildfire in areas that historically burned frequently at lower severity.
Free news: Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman counties — and every other Oregon county — are now able to recycle more items, be it curbside or at the transfer station. In July, Oregon moved to a statewide program with one list of what is and is not recyclable, according to Tri-County Hazardous Waste and Recycling Program.
