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* 11/05/2009

Drilling leads to 27,000-gal. sewage spill in N. Portland
A pressure line break released 27,000-gallons of sewage in a North Portland wetland Thursday morning.

11/02/2009

Boat sinks, spilling fuel into Yaquina Bay
Authorities say about 30 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled into Yaquina Bay as a wooden fishing boat sank.

* 11/01/2009

2008 best yet for energy efficiency in NW
Improved energy efficiency reduced power demand by an amount equal to about 148,000 homes across the Northwest last year.

* 10/31/2009

NW salmon present deadly hazard to dogs
Salmon poisoning is a condition that kills about 90 percent of affected dogs if left untreated.

* 10/29/2009

Oregon geothermal work gets $40M in stimulus money
Nearly $40 million in stimulus spending is scheduled for geothermal projects in southern Oregon.

Logging activists win; court strikes down Ore. law
Protesters against logging old growth forests have won an Oregon Court of Appeals ruling that struck down a state law against interfering with agricultural operations.

10/28/2009

Garden nurtures life lessons for Clackamas High students
Students enrolled in a Clackamas High School class called Environmental Science believe it should instead be named Inspiration.

* 10/27/2009

Rajneeshee commune could become wilderness
A swap involving land at the site of the former Rajneeshee commune could lead to the creation of two new wilderness areas in Central Oregon.

* 10/26/2009

Scientists find cause of 2008 coastal earthquake swarm
Scientists mapping the seafloor off Oregon found a surprising sight -- 20-foot vertical upheavals they had never known existed in the middle of the Juan de Fuca Plate.

* Robotic elk helps catch poachers in Oregon
A robotic elk decoy will soon be stalking illegal hunters in Oregon.

* Sick Oregon & Wash. sea birds airlifted to Calif.
Hundreds of birds found dying along the Coast are getting airlifted to California after they came in contact with toxic sea algae.
 Photos: Saved birds
 Video: Rescued birds

* 10/25/2009

Warmed NW forests may yield less timber
A new study suggests warming temperatures predicted over the next century will affect the yield of Northwest forests.

* 10/23/2009

Record steelhead run for Oregon
Fishermen across Oregon should have a far better chance to land one of the revered oceangoing rainbows.

* 10/19/2009

WA scientist thinks 'magnetic' leaves the key to measuring pollution
Geophysicist and Western Washington University Professor Bernie Housen claims that by measuring the magnetism of tree leaves scientists can determine how polluted the air is around them.

* 10/15/2009

Kulongoski worried Calif. gold miners may head for Oregon
Gov. Ted Kulongoski wants to head off recreational miners who are headed for Oregon after California stopped prospecting down south.

* 10/14/2009

Landslides a threat to future Portland expansion
The Oregon Department of Geology released a landslide map detailing risky areas future Portlanders may live.
 Video: Risk runs deep

* Interior Secretary offers timber from Western Oregon forests
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced a crop of timber sales for federal lands in Western Oregon intended to keep Oregon mills open while the Obama administration works on a new long-term forest management strategy.

* 10/11/2009

Oregon project to thin trees tests Obama forest policy
A Bush-era logging proposal to lessen fire dangers in Oregon's roadless areas contradicts President Obama's directive to protect national forest areas.

* 10/08/2009

Feds agree to new sea turtles protection
Federal fisheries managers have agreed to designate critical habitat for threatened leatherback sea turtles in the ocean off Oregon and California.

* Portland Fashion Week showcases stylish sustainability
Designers, artists and the best of Portland's eco-sheik fashionista scene mixed with bicyclists and recyclists in homage to sustainability this week; closing night is Sunday

* 10/07/2009

Oregonians have love-hate relationship with state rodent
The love-hate relationship with beavers in Oregon comes from the rodent's remarkable skills as faller of timber and builder of dams.

* 10/02/2009

Rogue River close to being free of dams
Construction crews are opening the radial gates at the base of what's left of the Savage Rapids Dam.

* 09/30/2009

Utility agrees to remove 4 Klamath River hydroelectric dams
The agreement was considered a milestone in efforts to resolve a decades-long water battle and restore a major West Coast salmon run.

* 09/28/2009

'Sustainable fish' bypasses wholesale straight to consumers
Fisherman freeze everything caught in excess of their weekly orders and an Oregon man is now bringing that "fresh-frozen" food to market instead of processors.

* 09/24/2009

ODOT to spend $10 million cleaning up stormwater
The Oregon Department of Transportation has agreed to spend $10 million over the next five years building wetlands to clean up stormwater runoff before it pollutes salmon streams.

* Weather expected to help crews in Southern Oregon fires
Wildfires continued to rage across Southern Oregon, costing the state nearly $2 million to suppress, according to the Forestry Department.
  Slideshow: Firefighters' photos

* Judge asks critics for Obama salmon plan response
A federal judge has asked critics of the Obama administration's plan for Northwest salmon to file their responses by Oct. 2.

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Updated Sat 11.7.09

Storm dumps snow on Mt. Hood, windy and wet on Coast

Police ID parents & child found dead in SE Portland home

Police think cyclist in deadly crash was already in the road when hit

Woman dies after being hit by car in Portland crosswalk

Cell phone driving ban looms in Oregon