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Zaina's Egg Freezing Journey 1:16:17

4h ago1:16:17

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Zaina froze her eggs! She answers your questions and tells us her personal journey through the process. Follow us: Think Loud Crew IG: @thinkloudcrew Cheyenne's IG: @cheynotshy Shanan's IG: @hairbyshananc R's IG: @rkylelynn More about the show: Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWHZqlWjGI1ZD9TwHBT8jg. Don’t forget to …

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E47: TOLWM + Grace C.W. Liu x This Girl is Meant to Be Heard 1:02:29

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Growing up in a traditional Chinese American family, Grace C.W. Liu came to believe that she didn't have a voice or a choice about who she wanted to be. Not until her 30s and a very tumultuous argument with her husband did Grace recognize the massive opportunity to break a cycle of crippling communication and rules and self-limiting beliefs threate…

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Portland Fermentation Festival celebrates second year back after pandemic hiatus 18:39

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The Portland Fermentation Festival – also known as “Stinkfest” – is a celebration of all things fermented, from kimchi and kombucha to pickles and miso. Started in 2009, the festival returned last year after taking a three-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Once attendees pay admission, all of the featured fermented products are free to samp…

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How architecture could help save Portland’s downtown 16:12

3d ago16:12

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As buildings like the Keller Auditorium and iconic Portland sights such as the Burnside Bridge are approaching a remodel, could a fresh new look save Portland’s downtown? As argued in The New York Times, cities across the country and world are finding hope in new architecture. Tim Eddy is the founding principal architect and president of Henneberry…

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Checking in on Salem’s downtown 9:05

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Salem’s downtown has seen some local businesses shut their doors in recent years, but the Salem Reporter found that the economy is still strong there. Currently the vacancy rate for store fronts stands at 3.8%, and about half of the available spaces have new tenants within 6 months. Abbey McDonald is the homelessness and housing reporter for the pu…

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Exhibit in Beaverton features traditional kapa art 11:20

3d ago11:20

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Native Hawaiian and former Oregonian Lehuauakea has created 10 kapa paintings and digital art posters that will be on display this weekend at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton. Kapa is a textile made from the bark of certain trees after going through a process involving soaking and beating to create the fabric. Lehuauakea’s work f…

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the Oregonians helping archive the history of Portland wrestling 15:59

3d ago15:59

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Names like Lonnie Mayne, Buddy Rose and Dutch Savage may not be familiar to some today, but for fans of Portland’s professional wrestling scene of the 1960s to early '90s, these were some of the headliners that sold out the old Portland Sports Arena. As first reported in Slam Wrestling, two Portlanders have been working to preserve the history of t…

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How Multnomah County overdose deaths are trending amid nationwide decrease 16:20

3d ago16:20

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After years of steep increases, overdose death rates appear to be dropping nationwide. Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a 10% decrease in the number of deaths from drug overdoses across the country from April 2023 to April 2024. That number varies significantly by state — while many Eastern states saw double-digi…

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Week Without Driving challenges driver-centric culture in Portland metro area and beyond 21:43

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The fourth annual Week Without Driving challenge kicked off on Monday. The event was created in 2021 by Disability Rights Washington to highlight the barriers nondrivers face, including those who have disabilities, with using public transit or sidewalks and bike lanes to get around. This year the challenge has expanded to all 50 states with the hel…

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Director of Oregon Water Resources Department has a big job ahead 8:17

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Last month, the Oregon Water Resources Commission voted to change the state’s groundwater rules. The new rules would require new water users to prove the water is available before the state will issue permits for wells. Ivan Gall was appointed to head the Water Resources Department last spring. He joins us to talk about the new rules and other chal…

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Agency that approves energy rate hikes in Oregon explains the how and why behind decisions 14:28

4d ago14:28

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The Oregon Public Utility Commission has approved rate hike upon rate hike in recent years, and consumers are feeling the pinch. Currently, the list of requests for rate hikes includes those from Idaho Power, which serves about 20,000 customers in Oregon; Portland General Electric, which last had a rate case in 2023; and Northwest Natural and Pacif…

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‘Hush’ - The State of Oregon v. Jesse Lee Johnson 43:11

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On March 20, 1998, police in Salem, Oregon, discovered the body of 28-year-old Harriet Thompson inside her apartment. Within a week, they arrested Jesse Johnson for murder. Johnson drifted west after a troubled childhood in Arkansas and a stint in prison there. In Salem, he was known around town as a homeless drug user. A random encounter with Thom…

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The Department of Energy promised a tribal nation millions of dollars for solar energy, but has made it nearly impossible to access 14:40

6d ago14:40

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Washington’s Yakama Nation received both a grant and a $100 million federal loan to build a large solar project. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation access the money. OPB Investigative Editor Tony Schick joins us to explain how bureaucracy is getting in the way of progre…

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Remembering ‘Dangerous Writing’ author and teacher Tom Spanbauer 30:02

7d ago30:02

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Portland writer Tom Spanbauer is being remembered -- on social media, in articles and in countless conversations with those who knew and loved him, were taught by him or simply loved his books. He died of heart failure on Saturday, Sept. 21 at age 78, after living with Parkinson's for the last eight years, according to his husband, Michael Sage Ric…

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REVISITING: Adult Friendships?! 1:16:40

7d ago1:16:40

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This episode originally aired August 14, 2023 Follow, Watch and Listen to Baby, This is Keke Palmer on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: Think Loud Crew IG: @thinkloudcrew Cheyenne's IG: @cheynotshy Shanan's IG: @hairbyshananc R's IG: @rkylelynn More about the show: Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/…

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Hanford through the lens of geologic time 23:59

10d ago23:59

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Brue Bjornstad has loved rocks since he was a kid, growing up on the East Coast. But his real love and expertise is the Missoula Floods – cataclysmic events that scoured the Columbia Basin, and laid thick deposits of sediments in other areas, washing all the way down the Columbia Gorge and out to the Pacific. These floods also shaped the Hanford ar…

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Hanford Challenge is a watchdog nonprofit focused on transparency and cleanup process at Hanford site 20:53

10d ago20:53

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The Hanford nuclear reservation produced more than 400 billion gallons of contaminated waste over its decades of operation. Workers have been sickened over the years, and some have successfully sued the Department of Energy with help from watchdog groups, including Hanford Challenge. The nonprofit advocates for whistleblowers and workers on the sit…

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Winemaking is central to the Hanford region 13:21

11d ago13:21

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JJ Williams is the third-generation of his family in the wine business out of Red Mountain – one of the world’s premier viticultural areas outside of Richland, WA. But before the wine business, his family first put down roots in the Mid-Columbia region to work at Hanford. During the Manhattan Project, Williams’s great grandfather worked at the site…

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Hanford radiation effects on people and the environment 11:17

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We’ve talked a lot this week about life and work specifically at Hanford, but not all of the waste stayed there. In the rush to process plutonium at Hanford, plant operators expelled radioactive byproducts into the local atmosphere and waterways. People who were affected by these radioactive toxins call themselves “Downwinders.” Northwest Public Br…

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Eighty years since the world’s first industrial-scale nuclear reactor went live at Hanford 28:24

11d ago28:24

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The National Park Service runs three different sites related to the WW II Manhattan Project. The one on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington was the first full-scale nuclear reactor in the world. The B Reactor features hundreds of nozzles capping the metal process tubes on the reactor face and even a mint-green control room with …

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Hanford-area native and former Washington Poet Laureate on how the ‘Atomic City’ shaped her life 21:59

12d ago21:59

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Seattle poet Kathleen Flenniken grew up in Richland and worked as a civil engineer at Hanford in the 1980s. She served as Washington State Poet Laureate from 2012-2014. In her first year as poet laureate, she published a collection called Plume, which deals directly with how her Hanford area upbringing influenced her. The book explores the history …

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Hanford Department of Energy manager on tank waste, vitrification and overall clean up progress 31:02

12d ago31:02

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The 56 million gallons of radioactive waste created from decades of plutonium enrichment at Hanford are stored in 177 massive, underground tanks on 18 different ‘farms’ spread out over the 580 square miles of the nuclear reservation in Washington State. Most of the tanks are single-shelled, but 28 of them are double-shelled, which helps prevent was…

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Hanford Reach National Monument area protects more than 195,000 acres of nature and wildlife 18:10

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The Hanford Reach National Monument, established in 2000, is a crescent of land with the last free-flowing stretch of the Columbia River flowing through it. It’s also a major incubator of salmon. The Department of Energy calls it “the largest natural animal and plant community in the arid and semi-arid shrub-steppe region of North America.” The Rea…

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Eltopia farmer grows 350 fruits and vegetables in Hanford’s shadow 14:17

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Farmer Alan Schreiber has an alarm on his kitchen counter, and another one in his office. But they are not to tell time, or warn him of impending storms. This alarms warn him that radioactive winds from Hanford are coming. Schreiber’s Eltopia farm is in the shadow of the massive cleanup site, and the alarms are tested regularly. So far, there’s bee…

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Pacific Northwest National Lab scientist researching glass to bind up Hanford radioactive waste 21:05

13d ago21:05

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Carolyn Pearce is busy digging up, cutting up and even x-raying ancient glass across the globe for study. Why? She’s trying to figure out the properties of the strongest glass on earth today, ones that have survived for thousands of years. That way the U.S. Department of Energy can be confident in its science to bind up radioactive wastes for thous…

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Hanford History Project documents the legacy of the Manhattan Project and Cold War 25:06

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The history of Hanford nuclear reservation is often centered on the enormity of its original mission of refining plutonium to power the atomic bombs that would bring WWII to an end - and the clean up of the waste left behind. Robert Franklin is an assistant professor of history with Washington State University Tri-Cities and the assistant director …

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Before and after Hanford: Indigenous ties to the land 27:39

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Long before the Hanford nuclear reservation, the land was home to Native American tribes. The Yamaka Nation has strong ties to Laliik – or Rattlesnake Mountain — and Gable Mountain on the Hanford cleanup site. They are religious sites for the Tribes, and the whole area is ceded land for the Yakama Nation. The lands around Hanford were also used for…

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Watering The Roots Of Life 54:27

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Follow us: Think Loud Crew IG: @thinkloudcrew Cheyenne's IG: @cheynotshy Shanan's IG: @hairbyshananc R's IG: @rkylelynn More about the show: Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWHZqlWjGI1ZD9TwHBT8jg. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/ThinkLoudC…

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Fires have burned nearly 500,000 acres of BLM land in Eastern Oregon 13:15

17d ago13:15

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The Bureau of Land Management administers 16 million acres of land across Oregon and Washington, and wildfires burned a large swath of that land this summer, including nearly half a million acres in Eastern Oregon. For ranchers who lease BLM rangeland for their cattle, that can mean that new leases will be hard to find. The fires also threatened ot…

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Some Oregon schools are changing how they handle cell phone use in class 27:21

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More than 70% of high school teachers in the U.S. say cell phones are a major classroom distraction, according to The Pew Research Center. Across the nation schools are adapting new bans on phones as they continue to cause issues in student learning. A number of Oregon schools have been adapting new practices to minimize the use of phones in class,…

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Washington prison phone fees generates millions, state isn’t using much of the funding 11:55

17d ago11:55

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The Incarcerated Individual Betterment Fund is meant to improve the welfare for people in custody in prisons throughout Washington state. The fund is supported by the money collected from phone calls and other fees from people who are incarcerated. The pot of money has swelled upwards of $12 million. But recent reporting from the Washington State S…

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Study illustrates the economic value of Oregon’s arts and culture sector 20:37

18d ago20:37

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Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit that advocates for arts and arts education in the U.S., released data on how the arts sector affects Oregon. The study showed that Oregon’s nonprofit arts industry generated more than $800 million in economic activity in 2022. Randy Cohen is the vice president of research for the organization. He has toured acros…

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Umatilla County program reintroduces fines for school absenteeism 15:33

18d ago15:33

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The number of students regularly missing school across the country has soared since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. A state report released last year found that more than a third of Oregon students are chronically absent, meaning they miss at least 10% of school days. State lawmakers removed truancy fines in 2021, but a new program in Umati…

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WNBA returns to Portland after more than 20 years 16:38

18d ago16:38

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After more than two decades, Portland will once again host a women’s professional basketball team. The as-yet-unnamed team will start playing in the 2026 season. The city’s last WNBA team, the Portland Fire, played from 2000 to 2002 before folding. The announcement comes roughly a year after a different deal to bring a WNBA team to the city fell th…

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Why a small Oregon school is suing the state over a conservation plan 18:08

19d ago18:08

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The Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan, which was passed by the Oregon Board of Forestry in March, will reduce logging in western state forests to protect threatened species. Now a school district in Clatsop County is suing the state over the proposed plan. They argue reducing timber harvesting in the area could cause the distric…

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In Oregon and across the country, mental health providers are leaving insurance networks 19:41

19d ago19:41

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For many in the U.S., it can be difficult to find a mental health provider that’s covered by insurance. But many mental health clinicians say insurance companies can make it difficult to be a part of their network. They say companies have “clawed back” payments from therapists or questioned a patient’s need for services. Health care reporter Annie …

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Kroger-Albertsons merger hearings wrap up in Portland 14:28

19d ago14:28

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Hearings on the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons ended on Tuesday in Portland. The grocery chains argue that the merger is necessary for them to compete with non-traditional grocers like Costco, Amazon and even Dollar General. But the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal in federal court in Oregon on the grounds that it woul…

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New Protactile language emerges in Oregon 51:43

20d ago51:43

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It’s not often a new language emerges.But in the last 15 years, a new language was born right here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s called Protactile, and it was created by a group of DeafBlind people who prioritize touch. One of the people at the center of creating this new language is Jelica Nuccio. She moved to Monmouth, Oregon, where Western Oreg…

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How Eastern Oregon’s Great Salt Lick auction helps in the fight against Parkinson’s disease 21:07

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Hardly a week goes by in the U.S. without a mass shooting, as the recent shooting at a high school in Georgia earlier this month reminds us of. In that tragedy, a 14-year-old student is suspected of killing two students and two teachers with a semiautomatic assault-style rifle which was legally purchased by his father. The National Rifle Associatio…

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Prevalence of firearms, not mental illness, driving gun deaths in U.S., according to OHSU study 13:36

21d ago13:36

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Hardly a week goes by in the U.S. without a mass shooting, as the recent shooting at a high school in Georgia earlier this month reminds us of. In that tragedy, a 14-year-old student is suspected of killing two students and two teachers with a semiautomatic assault-style rifle which was legally purchased by his father. The National Rifle Associatio…

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Oregon’s largest natural gas company is selling as much fossil fuel as ever 18:11

21d ago18:11

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NW Natural told Oregonians it had a new source of clean energy: renewable natural gas derived from decomposing organic waste at sites like landfills or dairy farms. In 2017 the company helped to write a law promoting the development of the new fuel, with the promise that it could replace fossil natural gas in our pipelines. Internal documents obtai…

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Emotional Support Horses 1:03:40

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Follow us: Think Loud Crew IG: @thinkloudcrew Cheyenne's IG: @cheynotshy Shanan's IG: @hairbyshananc R's IG: @rkylelynn More about the show: Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWHZqlWjGI1ZD9TwHBT8jg. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/ThinkLoudC…

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REBROADCAST: Gov. Barbara Roberts looks back over her career, as she accepts civic award 52:08

24d ago52:08

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In 1990, Barbara Roberts became the first woman elected governor of Oregon. She began her political career as a member of the Parkrose school board and then the board of Mount Hood Community College. She was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1980 and was chosen by her colleagues to be the House majority leader two years later. Two y…

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OSU researchers awarded $2 million to study antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater 16:02

25d ago16:02

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Each year, there are nearly three million cases of antibiotic-resistant infections in the U.S. caused by MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While many of these infections happen during hospital stays, less is known about the role wastewater treatment facilities can play in the …

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Report outlines struggles, successes Pacific Northwest coastal tribes face in adapting to climate change 19:48

25d ago19:48

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Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest are set to face some of the most dramatic effects of climate change in the region, from rising seas to more severe storms. The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians conducted a series of listening sessions with leaders and citizens of 13 coastal tribes…

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Portland city council candidates swapped donations, raising campaign finance questions 16:37

25d ago16:37

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Portland voters will decide 12 city council races and choose a new mayor this November. Willamette Week’s Sophie Peel found that some of the candidates running agreed to swap campaign donations in order to qualify for the city’s system of matching funds. That practice violated campaign finance law, according to attorneys and experts quoted in the s…

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