Tag Archives: Climate Change

Humans have transformed the planet. It’s making us sicker, study says.

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Evidence is mounting that human disruptions to natural ecosystems are raising risks of disease spread, according to […]
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Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.

Oregon community reduces planet-warming pollution by building energy efficiently

A new tribal community in Oregon is demonstrating that affordable homes can be energy efficient and withstand the impacts of climate change. You can build a house in ways that make it comfortable while using hardly any energy. People have understood this for centuries. Now, at a time when climate change makes people think about […]
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Hotter, drier summer could lead to drought, wildfires in Oregon this year

Warm, dry weather can lead to increased drought and wildfire risk. It’s shaping up to be a hotter-than-usual summer for the majority of Oregon, according to new forecasts and research. Why it matters: Nearly 70% of Portlanders live on heat islands — parts of the city that are hotter and more dangerous than others on […]
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Oregon activists lose climate change ruling at 9th Circuit appeals court

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously ordered the case dismissed in 2020, saying that the job of determining the nation’s climate policies should fall […]
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Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously ordered the case dismissed in 2020, saying that the job of determining the nation’s climate policies should fall to politicians, not judges. Source: Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government

Southwest Washington farmers call on Congress to keep conservation funding in farm bill

The Pacific Northwest exports over $20 billion in agricultural and food products each year. But farmers say increasing climate change challenges, like intense storms, extreme heat, drought and wildfire smoke could disrupt that. On Wednesday, federal House and Senate agriculture committee legislators released their summaries of the 2024 farm bill. As legislators ramp up action […]
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Climate change-driven insurance crisis threatens new U.S. states

After major providers quit California, Florida, and Louisiana, insurers are starting to pull back in other U.S. states, leaving homeowners struggling to find affordable cover for the risk of being hit by floods, wildfires or hurricanes. Insurers are retreating from markets in hurricane-prone North Carolina and western states like Oregon, Colorado, and Arizona that have […]
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New study says California’s record 2023 snowfall that ended megadrought was a freak incident

Last year’s snow deluge in California –, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought — was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above, according to a new scientific study. Don’t get used to it because with climate change the 2023 California snow bonanza —a record for snow on the ground on April 1 — will […]
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Atmospheric rivers could pound California with more extreme rain

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Los Angeles Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much […]
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