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Federal funding
Trump’s FEMA denies Washington disaster relief for ‘bomb cyclone’ windstorm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied a request from Washington state last week to help pay for damage caused during a storm last year.
Natural Disasters
Harney County flood warning extended indefinitely due to snowmelt
National Weather Service forecasters said the Silvies River, near Burns, Oregon, will remain at or near flood stage through early next week.

Science & Environment
Oregon senators kill proposal to make fossil fuels industry pay for climate-change driven disasters
Senate Bill 1187 would have made companies responsible for millions of metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution pay into a “climate superfund.”

Environment
Trump targets climate laws with order that could derail Oregon’s efforts
Oregon’s effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through state policies could face challenges from the White House after President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring state and local enforcement of climate laws that target the use of fossil fuels.

Environment
Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice
A new executive order from President Donald Trump that's part of his effort to invigorate energy production launches the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels.

Science & Environment
NOAA contracts are being reviewed one by one. It’s throwing the agency into chaos
NOAA relies on hundreds of contracts to keep the agency running. The new commerce secretary is reviewing many of them individually, causing disruptions to many normal operations within the agency.

Oregon’s proposed clean truck rules give manufacturers an off ramp from sale requirements
THe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has proposed draft rules for the state's Clean Truck Rules.

Science & Environment
US Supreme Court declines to revive landmark climate suit brought by young Oregonians
The decision ends a decade-long fight led by 11 young Oregonians and 10 of their peers across the nation against the U.S. government over climate inaction.

Science & Environment
Hundreds support pausing Oregon’s investment in private fossil fuel holdings, but Treasury opposed
Nearly 300 people submitted testimony in support of the Pause Act to stop new Treasury investments in private fossil fuel funds.

Think Out Loud
Washington State University-led study reveals 20-year loss of butterfly populations across US
A new study reveals that butterfly populations in the U.S. declined by more than 20% from 2000 to 2020.