Allison Gutleber

2 weeks ago | kpic.com | Allison Gutleber

Mike Newchurch, left, professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and graduate student Paula Tucker prepare a weather balloon before releasing it to perform research during the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, ...

2 weeks ago | kval.com | Allison Gutleber

PORTLAND, Ore. — The National Weather Service has cut multiple weather balloon launches in some states due to staffing shortages, however, so far the Pacific Northwest has been largely unaffected. The balloons collect upper air observations which are crucial for forecasting. There are 100 weather balloon launching sites throughout the United States, Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. Each site launches 2 weather balloons a day; one in the morning and one at night.

1 month ago | kval.com | Allison Gutleber

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Supreme Court has declined an appeal from a group of young climate activists from Oregon, who sued the government over climate change. "I think it's really a testament to the perseverance of young people in the country today. Juliana has faced more government opposition than any other case in history where the United States is a defendant," said Andrea Rodgers, deputy director of US Strategy for Our Children's Trust.

1 month ago | katu.com | Allison Gutleber

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1 month ago | katu.com | Allison Gutleber

Hundreds of trees in Portland's Forest Park could soon be removed. This is part of a five-phase project by PGE to upgrade and expand transmission lines. The first phase of this project was along the Willamette River, while the second phase was near Northwest Portland. The current phase is phase number three. That's where PGE wants to upgrade an existing transmission line that's already in Forest Park as well as add a new transmission line which they say will increase reliability.