Articles written by Alex Baumghardt

Alex Baumghardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle|Updated Jan 21, 2025

Oregonians born today are likely to experience a future of more drought, more rain, and less snow under warming average global temperatures due to human-caused climate change. That’s one conclusion in the 314-page Seventh Oregon Climate Assessment, which was published Wednesday and authored by more than 65 scientists, experts, and engineers, including from Oregon State University, the Oregon Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two engineers from Portland General Electric and Principle Power, a f... Full story