April Ehrlich
Oregon Public BroadcastingApril Ehrlich is JPR content partner at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a regional reporter at Jefferson Public Radio where she won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for her reporting on the impacts of wildfires on marginalized groups. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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When it comes to carbon storage, trees get a lot of attention. But researchers are now finding carbon trapped in unusual places, including ancient landslides.
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The roadless rule has long prevented new road construction in certain forests, including 8 million acres in Oregon, California and Washington.
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Federal judge rules BLM ignored “significant evidence” of protected old growth forests within its logging plans.
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Wildfire survivors are asking Oregon’s highest court to reverse a decision that could imperil their case against utility giant PacifiCorp.
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The president is invoking an obscure law that allows the military to pollute waterways.
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Gray whales aren't getting enough to eat to survive their long migration toward Alaska.
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A three-judge panel has concluded that a class action lawsuit was procedurally flawed.
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Researchers at the University of Oregon put physics to the test, and came out with a mathematical solution for creating what they call the “ideal glass.”
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PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $575 million in a settlement with the federal government over six wildfires in Oregon and California.
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Oregon’s environmental agency appears to have known for months that people’s personal information was leaked.
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The U.S. House voted 395-4 to renew funding that helps rural counties pay for schools, roads and public safety.
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The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast.