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Environment

2.3 million trees replanted in Santiam State Forest after Beachie Creek fire

Wildfire

Oregon Department of Forestry finishes Santiam reforestation project

The Beachie Creek fire burned thousands of acres of the Santiam State Forest in 2020 — leading to massive effort to replant the trees that were lost.
Good Energy

TriMet eyes a zero-emission transportation future with hydrogen

The transit agency's new operations center includes a hydrogen fueling hub, a potential boost to growing hydrogen industry.
Good Energy

TriMet explores hydrogen in push toward zero-emission future

TriMet's new operations center in Northeast Portland to include a hydrogen fueling hub, a potential boost to growing hydrogen industry.
Outdoors

'Keep everything as clean as possible': Search and rescue crews combine training, trash pick-up at Multnomah Falls

For the fourth year in a row, crews led by Pacific Northwest Search & Rescue practiced high-angle rope rescue techniques while removing trash from the scenic falls.
Environment

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

Less than a month after the largest dam removal in the U.S. concludes, salmon are once more returning to spawn in cool creeks of the Klamath River.
Politics

Trump names Chris Wright, fossil fuel CEO, as energy secretary

CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Chris Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking.
Nation World

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

The demonstration in Baku, Azerbaijan will be echoed at sites around the world in a global “day of action” for climate justice that’s become an annual event.
Nation World

A US state is sixth in the world for pollution, according to climate scientists

This “represents the single biggest health threat facing humanity,” former Vice President Al Gore said at the conference.
Environment

Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling bird

Greater Sage Grouse numbers plummeted in recent decades because of energy exploration, wildfires, disease and other pressures.
Washington

Orcas spotted in Penn Cove for the first time in over five decades

The Orca Conservancy said the sightings made history. Some whale watchers hope it will again raise awareness of the need to protect them.
Environment

Over 600 gallons of diesel spill into Columbia River in Washington

The Department of Ecology said a train derailed near Wallula, spilling diesel onto the riverbank and into the Columbia River.