environmental news

(Salem, OR) -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Monday announced that Oregon is getting $35 million in federal wildlife and sport fish restoration grants. The money will come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Most of it will go toward wildlife and sport fish restoration, but officials will also allocate nearly $4 ...

(Olympia, WA) -- Washington Governor Jay Inslee is issuing an emergency order to address the spread of European green crabs. The order affects the fast growth of the pest in the Lummi Nation's Sea Pond and outer coast areas. The Indian Business Council previously declared a disaster over the arrival of the green crab ...

(Union County, OR) -- The reward still growing for information that leads police to the suspect responsible for poisoning wolves in Northeastern Oregon. All five members of one wolf pack were killed along with three other wolves and several other animals in Union County ...

(Olympia, WA) -- The Washington State Legislature will consider a bill next year to reduce the number of catalytic converter thefts. Senator Jeff Wilson of Longview is sponsoring the bill that would require scrap dealers to only buy catalytic converters from businesses or vehicle owners ...

(Salem, OR) -- Governor Kate Brown says she's reached an agreement with timber companies, small forestland owners, conservation leaders, and fishing organizations on changes to a timber agreement that affects over 10-million acres of forest lands in Oregon ...