Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

The Oregon State Fire Marshal finalized Oregon’s defensible space model code, completing a multi-year effort directed by the Oregon Legislature to give communities clear, research-based guidelines for increasing wildfire resiliency.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

May 19 Primary is the first major Oregon election since the string of unprecedented attacks on elections from the Trump administration began Tomorrow, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield will hold a press...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Each May, Older Americans Month honors the contributions of older adults and highlights the importance of strong community connections.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Salem, OR – The Point in Time Count, a federally required annual snapshot of homelessness, found a 19.1% decrease in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness across Central Oregon compared to 2025. “This is solid progress,” Governor...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

May 18, 2026, marks 46-years since the eruption of Mount St. Helens—an event that reshaped landscapes, communities and the Pacific Northwest’s understanding of volcanic hazards.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

The 8:00 p.m. voting deadline for the May 19 statewide election has passed, and unofficial results are beginning to post at results.oregonvotes.gov. The website will update approximately every 15 minutes through the evening.