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Want a say in Oregon’s natural disaster budget? New ‘resilience’ forum offers a chance

  • Shaanth Nanguneri

Oregonians may soon have greater input in how the next statewide budget seeks to mitigate natural disasters.  Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday, along with Oregon State University’s Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and the University of Oregon’s Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience, launched the first of nine online public meetings of the “Statewide Resilience Forum,” […]

Dark Skies Gorge gets new leader
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Dark Skies Gorge gets new leader

  • Staff report Columbia Gorge News
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THE GORGE — Mark Zanmiller, Hood River, has accepted a co-chair position with Dark Skies Gorge (DSG), a local advocacy group fighting against …

Hazardous waste collection in Hood River, The Dalles
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Hazardous waste collection in Hood River, The Dalles

  • By Kat Tabor Columbia Gorge News
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The events will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, at Hood River Garbage, and Saturday, Aug. 16, at The Dalles Disposal. Both events are open to households and qualifying small businesses in the tri-county area.

Wildfire smoke inhalation prevention
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Wildfire smoke inhalation prevention

  • North Central Public Health District media release
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THE GORGE — With increased smoke from ongoing wildfires, all residents of Wasco and Sherman counties are encouraged to take steps to prepare f…

Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?
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Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?

  • By Flora Martin Gibson
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In 2020, I watched swallows curling in low flight, as they do before a rainstorm. The air was stagnant, dry, smoke-brown; the sun a pale yellow disk. Wildfires were burning almost 21,000 acres in the United States, mostly in Oregon, Washington and California.