Biologists say the Lower Deschutes is cooling down and that this year's steelhead run could be even bigger than last year's enormous run.

Some estimates suggested the B&B Complex fire in 2003 released 600 percent more carbon emissions than all other energy and fossil fuel use that year in the state of Oregon. A new study found the fires put out 2.5 percent of annual statewide carbon emissions.

A new fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation scorched more than 1,100 acres of sage, grass and scrub juniper on the Metolius River arm of Lake Billy Chinook on Monday. Nearly a hundred fires were started by more than 7,400 lightning strikes...

Going into the session with no environmental agenda of their own, Republicans worked on "damage control." They feel they succeeded on their top priority, though they could not stop a ban on a destination resort.

Bills, committees, votes, debates: The Oregon Legislature adjourned after leaving Oregon with several new laws -- and some unfinished business. Take a look at what the House and Senate did -- and didn't do -- this session.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski wants to stop development of destination resorts in the Metolius River Basin in Central Oregon. The largest is a 2,500-unit development with a golf course by Ponderosa Land and Cattle Co.