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Legislative proposal would allow state to hold schools accountable for certain types of abuse
State investigators told a senate committee they lack the power to hold schools accountable for punishing students by restraining or secluding them
How startup took advantage of DEQ program with lax oversight to net $1.8 million
A Lincoln City entrepreneur reported false data to the agency’s Clean Fuels Program, sold invalid carbon credits and went on a spending spree
Oregon company pitches plan to create Northwest hydrogen hub outside state agencies
Lake Oswego-based Obsidian Renewables would like to be the largest green hydrogen producer in the Northwest
Climate change likely playing role in 40% drop in Pacific gray whale population
A significant number of Pacific gray whales have died and washed ashore from California to Alaska and birth rates are down 40% in the last year
New state fire risks map leaves Oregon property owners with insurance concerns; some cities challenge data
The map’s impact on insurance rates and property values should not be severe, according to the state wildfire programs director
Water contamination worsened as DEQ went easy on Port of Morrow
SPECIAL REPORT: State officials rarely intervened and never stopped the port as it dumped hundreds of tons of excess nitrogen over a critical groundwater area
Largest solar energy facility in Oregon gets final approval after legal battles
Lake Oswego-based Obsidian Renewables received a permit to build a solar energy facility in the high desert of Christmas Valley. It will be the largest in the Pacific Northwest