Tired of the Smoke? You Should Probably Get Used to It.

Before last week, the worst number Portland ever recorded on the Air Quality Index—which measures the levels of concentrated particulate matter in the atmosphere, then assigns categories based on potential health risks—was 167, achieved during the 2017 Eagle Creek fire, which is considered “unhealthy.” That record is now 442, or “hazardous.”

Oregon Lifts Air Quality Advisory For Much of the State Today

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality lifted an air quality advisory for large portions of the state today.

Oregon Extends Air Quality Advisory Through Tuesday, Plans to Install Additional Monitoring Sites Statewide

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has extended an air quality advisory for much of the state through Tuesday at noon.

Oregon Has Issued an Air Quality Advisory For a Large Portion of the State

But Portland’s restriction on wood-burning fireplaces is now voluntary.

Oregon Budgeted Millions of Dollars to Help Poor People Buy Electric Cars. Much of the Money Has Gone Unused.

Environmental Watchdogs Say Lawmakers Must Tighten the Screws on Auto Scrapyards

A bill seeks to increase inspections. But does it do enough?

A Five-Alarm Fire at a Junkyard Sent Toxic Smoke Billowing Through a Portland Residential Neighborhood. State Regulators Had Looked the Other Way.

“I can’t imagine living right next to it. That was horrific. And preventable.”

Recycling Is Religion in Portland. But It’s in Crisis Because You’re Doing It Wrong.

We recycle enthusiastically. We just don’t know what we’re doing.