Gosia Wozniacka

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Gosia Wozniacka

A national environmental nonprofit has asked a federal judge to protect threatened coastal martens from off-road vehicle events set for this summer in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The Center for Biological Diversity filed for a temporary injunction late last week, seeking to stop the U.S. Forest Service from issuing permits for the gatherings. Coastal martens, also known as Humboldt martens, are small carnivorous mammals related to otters and weasels.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Gosia Wozniacka

With the possibility of another challenging fire season on the horizon, Oregon fire officials are encouraging residents to prepare their homes for wildfires before they start.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Gosia Wozniacka

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality slashed a fine by more than half in a settlement agreement with Zenith Energy over the company’s unauthorized use of a leased dock near its terminal on the Willamette River, the agency said Thursday. The settlement stems from an unannounced state inspection in November at a dock owned by McCall Oil that led DEQ to put Zenith’s air quality permit process on hold and to issue a $372,600 fine to the company the following month.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Gosia Wozniacka

Oregon residents hoping to lower the cost of buying or leasing electric vehicles can soon apply for a state rebate – but they should act fast, as the program will likely be suspended once it runs out of money. The Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program will reopen on May 22. Only vehicles bought or leased after that date will be eligible to apply for a rebate.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Gosia Wozniacka

The climate crisis. Mass extinction. Food security. Overpopulation. These are the four emergencies threatening our future, according to award-winning environmental journalist Alan Weisman. On a recent episode of the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, host Gosia Wozniacka talks to Weisman about these emergencies — challenges that are now “exacerbated by the Trump onslaught,” as he puts it. Generative AI was used to summarize a recent episode of the Beat Check podcast.