Portland's sewer system combines sewage and runoff into the same pipes. Sometimes heavy rains cause those pipes to overflow. But a sewer overhaul 14 years ago has drastically reduced this pollution.

The ambitious project would add inflatable rubber dams to the Santa Ana River to essentially create a lake with standing water.

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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Thursday, a body was found in the Willamette River near Ross Island. There have been no recent reports of a person falling in the water, according to a spokesperson with ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it could make hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River safe for endangered salmon by building gigantic mechanical traps and hauling baby fish ...

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A project to expand the Chena River Walk may be delayed after right-of-way talks between the Alaska Department of Transportation and the Alaska Railroad Corporation stalled. The project proposes ...

and snow-capped mountain peaks visible from the Willamette Valley. However, in 2017 she traded in her western boots for snow boots and made the 2,100-mile drive to Marquette to pursue her Master ...

Corvallis officials said in a news release after the crash the city's water intake on the Willamette River is 2 miles upstream from the incident so there is no risk of contamination to the city's ...

The story is not one of an electric utility, its critics, and the health of the Deschutes River. That framing is too narrow. The real story is one of tribal sovereignty, resilience and self ...