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State Targets Tobacco Marketing

Report suggests licensing tobacco retailers, raising price

The tobacco industryโ€™s marketing targets young people, communities of color and those with low incomes in Oregon, according to a recent state health report. Oregon Health Authority officialsโ€”along with partners from counties, tribes and communitiesโ€”visited nearly 2,000 grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and other tobacco retailers in Oregon to assess the industryโ€™s retail marketing. A resulting […]

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Oregon Lakes Carry Water Warnings

State advisories warn about risk of harmful algae blooms, including Lake Billy Chinook

Those traveling to lakes through Oregon this summer may want to watch the advisories from the Oregon Health Authority. On July 19, the state agency set advisories for Upper Klamath Lake at Eagle Ridge County Park in Klamath County, Tenmile Lakes at South Lake in Coos County and Cullaby Lake in Clatsop County due to […]

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Oregonโ€™s Environmental Efforts

Keep Calm And Carry On Under Trump

Looking east from Bend’s Pilot Butte, the large arrays of solar panels near Neff Road stand out. So do Oregon’s major environment, energy and climate-related efforts, as they keep chugging along regardless of recent actions from the federal level. To renewable energy proponents, the solar projects popping up around the Bend region offer a bright […]

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