Alex Baumhardt
Journalist at Freelance
Reporter at States Newsroom
Journalist. Currently covering environment, education @ORCapChronicle @statesnewsroom. Alumna @apmreports @FulbrightSpain. [email protected]
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1 day ago |
mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com | Alex Baumhardt
State fire experts are expecting an even more aggressive and difficult wildfire season this summer but said they are prepared and positioning themselves to respond quickly in light of last year’s staggering burns. Despite a considerable amount of winter moisture and strong snow pack at higher elevations, Oregon’s increasingly hotter, drier summers will quickly dry out vegetation and create dangerous conditions, Gov. Tina Kotek said at a news conference Wednesday. “Fire season is here,” she said.
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1 day ago |
mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com | Alex Baumhardt
Demand for electricity in the Northwest could double by 2046, according to a new energy forecast from regional experts. Over the next two decades, demand could increase by between 1.8% and 3.1% annually, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council heard Tuesday.
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1 day ago |
highway58herald.org | Alex Baumhardt
Oregon’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit against the heads of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, who are withholding hundreds of millions in funding for electric vehicle chargers already approved by Congress and promised to states. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, is led by attorneys general in Washington, California and Colorado, along with 13 other Democratic attorneys general.
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2 days ago |
bendbulletin.com | Alex Baumhardt
Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp's wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills Published 7:35 am Monday, May 12, 2025When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp - Rocky Mountain Power's parent company - in 2005, stakeholders didn't consider the losses future devastating wildfires in the West would bring.
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5 days ago |
heraldandnews.com | Alex Baumhardt
State fire experts are expecting an even more aggressive and difficult wildfire season this summer but said they are prepared and positioning themselves to respond quickly in light of last year’s staggering burns. Despite a considerable amount of winter moisture and strong snow pack at higher elevations, Oregon’s increasingly hotter, drier summers will quickly dry out vegetation and create dangerous conditions, Gov. Tina Kotek said at a news conference Wednesday. kAm“u:C6 D62D@?
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