Oregon
Watch the Wild, Never-Before-Seen Orgies of the Humble Shipworm
The mollusks give and receive sperm simultaneously, and pack tiny males into the pouches of much larger females.
What All the New Drug Policies Mean For You, Personally
Is it legal to do meth in Oregon? What's the deal with shrooms in D.C.? When is weed getting descheduled?
Oregon Just Voted to Decriminalize Heroin, Cocaine, and Meth
The new punishment for petty possession of any illegal drug will be the legal equivalent of a traffic ticket.
4Chan’s Pathetic Attempt to Alter Votes Isn’t Going to Accomplish Anything
A 4chan post that claimed votes in Oregon and Washington could be changed through an online portal went viral, but the tactic won’t actually work.
Portland Has the Worst Air Quality in the World Thanks to the West Coast Fires
Anything over 300 on the Air Quality Index is considered "actively hazardous." Portland's at 455.
The West Coast Fires Are 'Apocalyptic,' And It's Going to Take Years to Recover
One Oregon official said the state is preparing for a "mass fatality event."
No, Antifa and the Proud Boys Did Not Start the West Coast Wildfires
Police across the West Coast have had to shut the rumors down.
500,000 Oregon Residents Have Been Evacuated as Wildfires Burn out of Control
“We have never seen this amount of uncontained fire across our state,” Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday.
The West Coast Is on Fire: 'It Just Took Off as If There Was Jet Fuel'
The heat from one fire in California has been so strong that it generated its own thunderstorm cloud.
Unprecedented Wildfires Turn California Skies Orange
The 2020 wildfire season on the West Coast is the most expansive on record.
Facebook Abandoned Drilling Equipment Beneath the Ocean Floor
A Facebook subsidiary abandoned drilling equipment, broken piping, and 6,500 gallons of bore gel off the Oregon coast while constructing an undersea cable. The tech giant says that's fine, but environmental experts disagree.
Feds Pepper-Sprayed Protesters Trying to Stop ICE From Taking Their Neighbors
"Someone took a Sharpie and wrote 'Fuck ICE' all the way down the side of the bus. Then five Hispanic girls, in their early teens, started scrubbing it off," saying it would make things worse for them.