A D V E R T I S E M E N T


LOCALLY OWNED BY PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Sustainable Life
US and World News provided by Reuters

DEQ’s leader inherits a toxic mess

Battered credibility, low staff morale and funding woes mark state agency

Some people think of the state Department of Environmental Quality as the agency that sticks a funnel on your tailpipe every couple of years. True …


DEQ contract sets E-waste plan in motion

Starting next year, Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality will collect electronic waste from households and small businesses. That includes …


(news photo)

Escape to Hagg Lake

Water is the main draw at expansive Washington County park

An osprey soars over Hagg Lake, while a couple in a canoe paddle along the willow-lined shore. Nearby, a family fishes from the bank, and behind them …


Dilemmas Grill this: gas or charcoal?

While it may have taken its time getting here, summer has arrived, and that means taking the barbecuing skills out of storage. Some of us proudly …


(news photo)

Save salmon by eating it, shoppers told

New Seasons campaign aims to protect Alaska’s threatened fishery

It’s a no-brainer for many eco-conscious shoppers in Portland to buy locally grown produce, free-range chicken and natural beef. Many even …


Take a hike!

Strollers guide keeps Stumptown on its toes

Hoping to turn “The City That Works” into “The City That Walks,” sustainability planners at Metro have published a new …


- Finding Fanno Creek

- Meltdown explained in child’s terms

- July Calendar

- Farmers Markets

- Good news! Gas prices go up only a tiny bit

- Green Briefs

(news photo)

JIM CLARK / PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP FILE PHOTO

Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen has helped forge a third-party arrangement to finance the biggest solar installation in the Pacific Northwest. “Even though Multnomah County is broke, there are ways we can achieve our goals without raising taxes,” Cogen says.

Marionberry masquerade

State dispatches inspectors to protect identity of an Oregon icon

One of Oregon’s most distinctive crops, the Marion blackberry, is under threat – not from drought, not from pests, but from …


(news photo)

The politics of pollution

Can Blumenauer break the logjam over carbon trading?

More than 20 years after NASA scientist James Hansen first sounded the alarm on global warming, the federal government has failed to pass a single …


Portland gets power from . . . .

Sewage treatment plant runs on methane from decaying waste

The city of Portland has found a way to harness an unusual source of energy — human waste. The Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant …


(news photo)

In the long run, this sneaker isn’t so ‘green’

Shoe firm says product is green, but that doesn’t necessarily mean smaller carbon footprint

At first glance, Environmentally Neutral Design, an upstart Portland sneaker company, seems the perfect match for the sustainably minded consumer. …


- Hard to swallow

Find a story


Keywords


Writer


Month


Year


Browse archive


Link to The Beaverton Valley Times

Find a paper

Enter a street name
or a 5 digit zip code


Breaking News
Email Alerts



Link to KPAM

Find a business



Weather Forecasts
Weather Maps
Weather Radar Video forecast


ADVERTISEMENTS









SPECIAL SECTIONS
AND PROMOTIONS

ReTHINKING Portland special section

News »

Link to News page

Retailers try to solve water bottle issue

Opinion »

Link to Opinion page

New grad rules needed but implementation is key

Features »

Link to Features page

Queen of the Grill

Sports »

Link to Sports page

Back in the limelight

Contact Us Classifieds US & World News Sustainable Life Sports Features Opinion News