Environment

The Akawa Butte Fire near Sisters was, as of Friday, the highest priority in the nation for resource allocation.

Temperatures could crest to 100 degrees again Wednesday, the National Weather Service says.

Oregon officials have been bracing for a perilous fire season even by recent standards, thanks to a mild winter that left little snow and left much of the state in drought conditions. Now it’s here.

Councilors, who heard the rationale behind the ranking at a Tuesday meeting, were only partially in agreement with the parks department’s suggestions.

The agency selected a California nonprofit to distribute what industry sources expect will be billions of dollars in carbon taxes.

On Tuesday, the PUC announced it had agreed to Portland General Electric’s request to update its rates and terms of service, which now call for steeper rates for the booming data center industry.

Air conditioning, especially in the Willamette Valley, has become a public health necessity rather than a consumer preference, says Vivek Shandas.

Spurred by fed-up, online-activated citizens, local governments around the state are now exploring ways to roll back incentives.

The county plans to hold daily coordination calls during the heat to determine whether cooling centers will be activated later that day.

It might seem far-fetched when you look out the window at a chilly drizzle, but Portland will see a steady climb in temperatures throughout the week. Meteorologists advise residents to begin preparing now.

The electric utility asked the Oregon Public Utility Commission for a 29% rate increase for data centers and rate decreases for residential and small business customers.

Oregon judicial code suggests Anna Joyce should have recused herself. She did not.