Brian Bull

3 weeks ago | opb.org | Brian Bull

The president of the J.H. Baxter wood products company was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Eugene. The J.H. Baxter wood treatment facility in Eugene, which closed in January 2022. In January, Georgia Baxter-Krause pleaded guilty to violating the federal Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as well as making false statements to federal regulators.

3 weeks ago | opb.org | Brian Bull

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of totem poles for the Eugene 4J School District’s NATIVES program. Five were installed outside Eugene schools, often with the burning of sage and traditional drumming. In this Feb. 24, 2021 photo NATIVES master carver Vic Hansen and two assistants ready two finished totem poles for delivery to North Eugene High School and Madison Middle School.

3 weeks ago | klcc.org | Brian Bull

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of totem poles for the 4J Schools’ NATIVES program. Five were installed outside Eugene schools, often with the burning of sage and traditional drumming. Backers say the poles celebrate and empower Native students in the school district. But others in recent years have called them inappropriate, inaccurate, and harmful. Now, those same poles will be removed.

4 weeks ago | opb.org | Brian Bull

Among the White House’s latest potential cuts to federal spending is the elimination of the scientific research unit for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. If enacted, those could have a major impact on a coastal Oregon city. NOAA’s Marine Operations Center in Newport harbors two research ships which help the Pacific fleet protect marine life, manage commercial fisheries, study climate change, and make nautical charts for safe navigation.

4 weeks ago | klcc.org | Brian Bull

Among the White House’s latest potential cuts to federal spending is the elimination of the scientific research unit for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. If enacted, those could have a major impact on a coastal Oregon city. NOAA’s Marine Operations Center in Newport harbors two research ships which help the Pacific fleet protect marine life, manage commercial fisheries, study climate change, and make nautical charts for safe navigation.