Environment Tempers flare over how a solar company gambled with customers’ money Customers say Legend Solar took money for solar panels that were never delivered. by Tony Schick EarthFix / March 15, 2018
Politics Rising political star Julián Castro headlines Crosscut Festival Julián Castro, a presidential hopeful for 2020, will speak at Crosscut Festival. by Greg Hanscom / January 3, 2018
Environment Pacific NW companies implicated in illegal rainforest logging A four-year investigation found companies in Oregon and Washington selling hardwoods illegally harvested from rainforests in Gabon and Congo. by Tony Schick & Conrad Wilson & David Steves OPB / March 25, 2019
Politics Oregon derailment was one of many for Union Pacific After last month’s fiery oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge, federal regulators put the blame on Union Pacific Road for failing to maintain its track. by Tony Schick for EarthFix / July 28, 2016
Environment After fiery derailment, new rules for oil trains A plume of smoke rises from where a train carrying crude oil derailed in Mosier, near Hood River, on Friday afternoon. by Tony Schick for EarthFix / July 14, 2016