Oregon legislators are trying to further restrict single-use plastic in the state and prevent tiny plastic pieces from reaching waterways. In 2019, lawmakers passed a bill to phase out plastic film ...

Denying Oregon these investments “would blow essentially a $200 million dollar hole in our budget,” says an environmental ...

Senate Bill 551, the so-called “beyond the bag ban” bill, would build on regulations lawmakers approved in 2019.

The port will be allowed to spread nitrogen-contaminated wastewater on agricultural fields in an area with contaminated ...

Oregon is noted for having the largest dark sky sanctuary in the world as well as the best national park in the US for ...

Those are areas with high levels of nitrate pollution in groundwater, and are designated by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Farm lobbying groups in the past have opposed attempts ...

Stacker examined WalletHub's 149 Best- and Worst-Run Cities in America to find the most efficient cities in Oregon. Cities are ranked by their overall operating efficiency, which is determined by the ...

The last time the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality compiled comprehensive data on nitrate ground pollution in the Lower Umatilla Basin was 2012. More than a decade later, Oregonians have ...

Large farms would have to report their fertilizer use under a bill being considered by the Oregon Legislature. The goal, the ...

has adopted the Climate Protection Program to significantly reduce climate pollution from fossil fuels in Oregon. The governing body for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ ...

Nitrate pollution has worsened significantly in eastern Oregon over the past decade, according to a new analysis released by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The report is the first ...

Languages: English. An air stagnation advisory has been issued for large portions of Idaho and Oregon, warning residents of stagnant air conditions that could trap pollution near the ground and ...