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Researchers say they have a solution for Willamette River algal bloom. What’s stopping it?
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle The algal bloom that forms each summer around Ross Island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland is expected to be especially bad this year. A potent combination of high temperatures early in the season and ongoing drought made worse by limited snowpack have water already hitting 67…
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U.S. Rep. Dexter interview: Trump cuts increase fire danger to Portland area
The Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Forest Service will increase forest fire dangers for Portland area residents this summer, said U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Ore. “He’s gutted fire stations and fire prevention programs on the Mt. Hood National Forest” in a year when Oregon has its lowest snowpack in decades, she said in interview…
