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Odds still favor La Nina, but it’s looking more iffy

The National Weather Service on Nov. 14 downgraded the chances a La Niña will form this winter to…

Northwest

Bird flu confirmed in pig at small Oregon farm

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a pig at a small farm in Crook County, Ore.,…

Business

Carpenter Media Group to acquire EO Media Group

PENDLETON, Ore. — Carpenter Media Group announced Oct. 23 that a preliminary agreement has been reached to acquire…

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Climatologists downgrade chances La Niña will form

The National Weather Service on Oct. 10 lowered the chances that a La Niña will form this fall…

Local

Rake Force: Regenerating too-dense forests

NASELLE — Jake Dailey and his three-man crew have spent the past two weeks swimming through dense thickets…

Northwest

Offshore wind energy leases on hold

For most of his life, Paul Kujala has called himself a fisherman. The Warrenton local owns and operates…

Business

Washington fines farmer co-ops for not using enough recycled plastic

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined 35 companies, including two farmer-owned cooperatives, a total of $416,554 for…

Northwest

Southern Oregon tribes sue feds over offshore wind energy plans

Officials from the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are suing the U.S. Bureau of…

Local

Climatologists predict weak La Niña this winter

A La Niña probably will form soon, but likely will be weak and short-lived, limiting its influence on…

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Perez bill would clamp down on wind energy off NW coast

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez earlier this summer would put the…

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