Oregon

The West’s iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could boost their chances

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Wildfires and severe drought are killing trees at an alarming rate across the West, and forests are struggling to recover as the planet warms. However, new research shows there are ways to improve forests' chances of recovery.

'Atomic Bamboozle' documents 'false promises' of new nuclear tech

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(Oregon News Service)A film premiering this week tackles the potential harms of the nuclear industry. 

Portland State University professor emeritus Jan Haaken directed the documentary "Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance." 

The film draws on historical lessons from the campaign to shut down the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in Rainier, Oregon. The plant closed in 1992. 

33 Attorneys General urging Supreme Court to uphold whistleblower law

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is leading 33 states attorneys general in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a pair of lower court rulings that could have broad implications for whistleblowers, and the government's ability to go after public fraud.

IRS rules refunds from 20 states won't be taxed when filing 2022 return

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Taxpayers who received state refunds from Colorado and 20 other states will not be required to report those payments on their 2022 federal Internal Revenue Service return.