PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order on Thursday, aiming to speed up climate protections for state land and water. Executive Order 25-26 directs certain state ...

Six Oregon ski resort operators are among the 108 resorts calling on lawmakers to address climate change. The six resorts — Anthony Lakes, Cooper Spur Mountain Resort, Mt. Ashland Ski Area, Mt.

As Oregon gets hotter and drier due to climate change, tree-killing invasive pests that prefer warmer temperatures are thriving — endangering Sitka spruce along the coast, firs in the mountains and ...

With the federal government unwinding policies aimed at fighting climate change, experts recently urged Oregon lawmakers to fortify the state’s own efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. Since the Trump ...

Oregon lawmakers recently passed a bill requiring climate change education to be integrated into classrooms across the state. The legislation directs the state board of education to integrate climate ...

President Donald Trump’s newest executive order takes aim at climate change laws and policies adopted by states and local jurisdictions and could put an array of Oregon programs at risk. The executive ...

As federal support wanes for programs that help reduce climate change impacts, Oregon legislators are working on a bill that would make fossil fuel companies pay for the damages and economic losses ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government's role in climate change violated their ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon state lawmakers are considering a bill that would make the largest fossil fuel companies pay “their fair share” of damages to the state for emissions driving climate ...

A major new study has identified the U.S. states suffering the highest mortality rates from wildfire smoke linked to climate change. Wildfires have devastated states including California in recent ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Christmas trees are big business in Oregon. In 2023 alone, the industry contributed $118 million to the state economy. Researchers at Oregon State University are working ...

Multnomah County Homeless Services weighs cutting 675 shelter beds amid funding shortfall Multnomah County’s Homeless Services Department has proposed getting rid of 675 shelter beds to make up for a ...