Tony Schick
OPB
Portland, OR, United States
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How a federal agency is contributing to salmon’s decline in the Northwest
Damming the powerful waters of the Columbia River was a boon for cheap, clean electricity. But the fish that swam those waters are dying out. And the agency in charge isn’t stopping that. → Read More
The US has spent more than $2B on a plan to save salmon. The fish are vanishing anyway.
The U.S. government promised Native tribes in the Pacific Northwest that they could keep fishing as they’d always done. But instead of preserving wild salmon, it propped up a failing system of hatcheries. Now, that system is falling apart. → Read More
Despite what the logging industry says, cutting down trees isn’t stopping catastrophic wildfires
An exclusive analysis of Oregon«s September wildfires finds they burned as intensely on private forests with large-scale logging operations as they did, on average, on federal lands that cut fewer trees. That runs counter to the timber industry»s promotion of forest thinning as a wildfire solution. → Read More
Sheriffs Support Bill To Improve Jail Data Collection
Oregon sheriffs and lawmakers said Friday they support legislation that would require jails to provide more information about its in-custody populations. → Read More
Booked And Buried: Northwest Jails' Mounting Death Toll
Incomplete data tracking hides a crisis of rising death rates in overburdened Northwest jails that have been set up to fail the inmates they are tasked with keeping safe. → Read More
Undercover Investigators Find Oregon Link To Illegal Rainforest Logging
An environmental watchdog's four-year investigation into illegal logging in west-Central Africa leads a report that's critical of the role Northwest businesses have played in the global supply chain. → Read More
20 Air Polluters Selected For Review Under 'Cleaner Air Oregon' Program
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality names the first 20 companies it is targeting for in-depth reviews under Cleaner Air Oregon, the state’s new program regulating toxic air emissions. → Read More
Firefighting Foam Contaminated Northeast Portland Groundwater
An OPB investigation reveals firefighting foam that seeped into the groundwater in Northeast Portland now threatens to contaminate the Columbia River and a well field that supplies drinking water. → Read More
Mount Hood Wolf Found Dead Near Highway 26
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed to OPB that a young male wolf from the White River pack was found dead near Highway 26 in November. → Read More
Dam Agreement Aims To Help More Salmon Survive Columbia River Journey
A new agreement aims to help more young salmon make their way past dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers. → Read More
A Toxic Pesticide Once Targeted For A Ban Was Probably Sprayed On Your Christmas Tree
The Trump administration decided not to ban the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. Records show it continues to sicken people. → Read More
Analysis Reveals Northwest Communities Most Threatened By Wildfire
A small number of Northwest communities have an outsized level of exposure to wildfire, according to data released by the Forest Service. → Read More
Behind Wildfire Suppression, A Human Toll
The Forest Service says too many wildland firefighters are exposed to hazards on the fire line and that it must change its ways. Families like the Hammacks know the stakes all too well. → Read More
Land Use Conflict Hangs Over Plan For Renewable Fuels Refinery On Columbia River
A proposal for a $1.1 billion renewable fuels refinery on the Columbia River could be held up by a dispute over land use zoning. → Read More
We Spend Millions To Prevent Wildfires On Projects We Know Aren't Effective
The West is way behind on reducing the buildup of hazardous fuels we created. And much of the work we do to reduce those fuels is missing the key ingredient: fire. → Read More
Plans For Wooden High-Rise In Downtown Portland On Hold . News
Plans for a wooden high-rise in downtown Portland are no more. → Read More
A Big Wildfire Season And A Summer Of Drought Await The Northwest
Federal officials anticipate a big fire season in the Northwest throughout July, August and possibly into September. → Read More
Oregon Lawmakers Promise Reforms For Chemawa Indian School
Lawmakers and tribal representatives met with the federal school's leadership and emerged with both immediate and long-range plans to overhaul the Salem boarding school. → Read More
Timberline Bike Park On Mount Hood Moves Forward After Lawsuit Dismissal . News
Timberline Lodge says it is moving forward with construction of a mountain bike park on Mount Hood. → Read More
Canadian Crude Oil Is Going By Rail To Portland Before Shipping Off To Asia
Canadian oil has found a new route to Asia: It’s moving by rail through Washington to a shipping terminal in Portland. → Read More