An Oregon wildlife official shot and killed a cougar Sunday after two residents tried to shoot the animal themselves. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Want to know how the health of a river is holding up? Listen to the folks who live and work on it every day. opb.org/article/2022/0…

🧵Oregonians! I'll be working on a story on the upcoming heatwave next week and I'm looking to connect with workers that work in non air conditioned jobs or outdoor in the fields. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Could pairing agriculture with solar farms help save water and reduce fossil fuel use? OPB's radiojes explores in her latest installment of All Science. No Fiction.

A new wolf pack appears to be roaming central Oregon - one of just a few in that part of the state. OPB's Todd Milbourn with the latest

Portland outlines plan to fight invasive tree-killing Emerald ash borer. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Free transportation to cooling centers and garbage pickup well before sunrise are among the steps being taken in the Pacific Northwest as the region hits the peak of a multiday heat wave. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Oregonians are hard-at-work in the heat -- driving forklifts, carrying letters, harvesting crops and more. Monica Samayoa and Bradley Parks examine whether the state's new heat protection rules are up to the test in their latest for OPB

Sunday marked Portland’s seventh consecutive day with recorded high temperatures at or above 95 degrees, breaking a previous record set in 1981. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Damming the Columbia River helped create cheap, clean electricity. It also caused a major die-off of salmon. As @tonyvschick details in his latest w/ ProPublica, a federal agency charged with protecting the fish is contributing to their decline. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Oregonians can soon qualify for up to $15,000 in rebates on new electric vehicles That's after combining the state rebates and the upcoming federal tax credits from the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act. New for OPB opb.org/article/2022/0…

The Klamath Irrigation District in Southern Oregon plans to defy a U.S. government order issued last week for a halt to water deliveries to farmers in the drought-stricken basin. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Snowpack in the Cascade Mountains is smaller and melting out nearly a month earlier on average in areas burned by wildfire, according to a study published this month in the American Geophysical Union. opb.org/article/2022/0…

If the four Snake River dams were ultimately removed, it would be the largest such project in U.S. history. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Cutting-edge science + compelling storytelling + delicious beverages = a super fun night @albertarosepdx! Join OPB Science & Environment's award-winning duo radiojes and Brandon Swanson and discover their tricks for bringing the lab to life!

With tens of thousands of Oregonians facing potential power shut-offs this weekend, emergency officials are urging people to be prepared. opb.org/article/2022/0…

While fires did grow and hundreds of Oregonians were forced to evacuate this past weekend, the damage was not as severe as Labor Day 2020. Here's why. opb.org/article/2022/0…

Thar she blows! Oregon’s last coal-fired power plant bit the dust this morning in a controlled demolition. The Portland General Boardman coal plant opened in 1980 and closed twenty years before the end of its design life to reduce emissions.

Oregon has one of the nation’s best rebate programs for purchasing an #electricvehicle. But barriers like affordability & access to charging stations have created a gap for rural, low-income, and communities of color. Monica Samayoa breaks down the details at 3:44p/5:44p on OPB

OPB is pushing pause on our use of Twitter as a platform to tell and share our stories. Why? Read more here: opb.org/pressroom/opb-… But there are lots of ways to stay in touch 🧵 1/9