Kendra Chamberlain

Oregon

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

long-form journalist; environment & climate change & energy

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Articles

Oregon nonprofit heads to DC to fight firefighter consolidation plan

3 days ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. June 4, 2025. A quiet proposal to drastically restructure the nation’s wildland firefighting capabilities is gaining steam, and that has wildland firefighting experts in the Pacific Northwest concerned. A scrappy wildland firefighter nonprofit based in Eugene, Ore., is raising alarm over a Trump administration directive to consolidate federal wildland firefighting into a single super-agency.
Federal government appears ready to roll back salmon protections, shelve deal with Tribes

2 weeks ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. May 7, 2025. Two federal agencies have decided to push back a public comment period on an issue related to the breaching four Lower Snake River dams. The move has sparked concerns that the Trump administration may be working to undo—or at least bury—the historic settlement agreement between a group of Pacific Northwest Tribes and the federal government to restore salmon populations that have been harmed by dam operations in the Columbia River Basin.
Wyden puts forward bipartisan wetland habitat restoration plan

3 weeks ago | salemreporter.com | Kendra Chamberlain

This article was originally published by Columbia Insight, a nonprofit newsroom in Hood River focused on environmental issues of the Columbia River Basin and the Pacific Northwest. Each year, hundreds of bird species take flight through the Pacific Flyway. Stretching from northern Alaska to Patagonia, it’s one of the main migration routes for waterfowl and other bird species in the western Americas.
Federal government appears ready to roll back salmon protections, ditch deal with Tribes

1 month ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. May 7, 2025. Two federal agencies have decided to push back a public comment period on an issue related to the breaching four Lower Snake River dams. The move has sparked concerns that the Trump administration may be working to undo—or at least bury—the historic settlement agreement between a group of Pacific Northwest Tribes and the federal government to restore salmon populations that have been harmed by dam operations in the Columbia River Basin.
Idaho’s Clearwater River Basin added to ‘most endangered’ list

1 month ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain, April 28, 2025. The Clearwater River Basin, dubbed a Noah’s Ark for chinook salmon, steelhead and native trout by the conservation group American Rivers, has been added to group’s annual list if Most Endangered Rivers. The move comes after a controversial U.S. Forest Service land management plan stripped protections for 700 miles of river corridors in north-central Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.
Big changes are coming to the way Oregon manages mule deer hunts

1 month ago | nrtoday.com | Kendra Chamberlain

As mule deer populations continue to decline across the West, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says it will use better data to manage its annual mule deer hunts. Specifically, the department wants to update the state’s mule deer hunting units to track population changes. “Mule deer are struggling across the western United States,” ODFW’s spokesperson Michelle Dennehy told Columbia Insight.
Big changes are coming to the way Oregon manages mule deer hunts

1 month ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. April 16, 2025. As mule deer populations continue to decline across the West, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says it will use better data to manage its annual mule deer hunts. Specifically, the department wants to update the state’s mule deer hunting units to track population changes. “Mule deer are struggling across the western United States,” ODFW’s spokesperson Michelle Dennehy told Columbia Insight.
Experts say Trump logging mandate would increase wildfire damage

1 month ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. April 10, 2025. The Trump administration has issued a jaw-dropping proposal to open up nearly 60% of National Forest land for logging under the guise of wildfire mitigation—but it won’t help reduce wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, it will likely make forests—particularly dry forests—more vulnerable to high-intensity wildfire.
New bill seeks to dismember protections for endangered species

2 months ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. April 2, 2025. United States House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) has introduced legislation that would gut the Endangered Species Act. Westerman’s bill, called the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, would require an economic impact analysis to be part of any endangered species listing decision.
BPA ready to join new Southwest energy market

2 months ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. March 13, 2025. The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced last week that it intends to join a new electricity trading market rather than participate in a similar market being developed by California’s electricity market CAISO. The news has resulted in cheers from public utilities and outcry from consumer advocates. It also raises concerns about the continued growth of renewable energy sources in the Columbia River Basin.