Environment

The state alleges Moyata Anotta is running a metal shredder without a permit, storing solid waste where it’s not allowed, and illegally discharging stormwater.

After more than a quarter century, the public could emerge as an unexpected winner from one of Oregon’s largest environmental disasters.

In a rare about-face, the agency gives a boost to Oregon’s ports and rivers, which contain hundreds of abandoned boats.

An atmospheric river is coming to town, and here’s what it brings Portland: urban flooding, landslides, and downed trees taking out power lines.

More fires, less damage, and people still cause more fires than lightning.

The settlements are for far less than jury verdicts but bring some closure for damages suffered five years ago—and beat a federal tax penalty.

A peer-reviewed paper says measures to mitigate harms from dams have “resulted in a net reduction in water quality and aquatic habitat.”

The Oregon Health Authority has lifted a health advisory for a toxic algae bloom in the Willamette River, the agency announced today. Levels indicate dogs and pets can still fall ill from toxins.

Portlanders are used to steering clear of the emerald-green water that materializes during warmer temperatures. But this year was supposed to be different.

Forecasters say the chances of the highs today and tomorrow exceeding 100 degrees are a coin flip.

Despite a partial shutdown, Owens Brockway will continue taking Oregon’s glass for recycling.

The National Interagency Fire Center lists the whole of Oregon as having “significant wildland fire potential” for the month of July.