Evening News

Highlights for This Newscast  KBOO's Jacob Anderson-Minshal reports on a plan to develop West Hayden Island.  For the first time in history, The U.S. Ambassador will travel to Tokyo, Japan to attend the ceremony marking the Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima. An ind... Read more

Portland Mayor, Sam Adams Delay's Portland's anticipated ban on plastic bags. The crisis in the Gulf of Mexico intensifies as oil spews from a newly broken well. The U.S. Senate fails to pass legislation requiring politicians to disclose corporate political donatio... Read more

An Oregon Non-Profit Organization known as RespectPDX filed a lawsuit yesterday against the City of Portland and Clearwire to stop the construction of a wireless internet facility in North East Portland.  Reporter Sasha Buchert discusses the case with attorney Steve Case. Read more

Normal 0 KBOO’s environmental reporter, JACOB ANDERSON-MINSHALL, gives an update on the bp oil spill and the latest revelations about the company’s business practices,which put fast oil above safety and environmental regulations. Read more

We spoke with Jen Neve, President and Chief Scientist for Oppenheimer Biotechnology, about solutions for cleaning the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion three months ago.  Oppenheimer Biotechnology specializes in a cleaning tec... Read more

Oregon Environmental Council has released a new guide book, the "Eco-Healthy Homes Checkup Kit".  KBOO's Jacob Anderson-Minshall spoke with Jen Coleman from OEC about the organization, toxins in our homesand what people can do to improve the health of their homes.  Oregonia... Read more

Normal 0 Following recent deaths by police shootings, the Portland City Council heard a report last night from the Citizen Review Committee on use of force by Portland Police.  KBOO reporter LT has More.   Normal 0 Read more

Normal 0 A rally was held Downtown today for those opposing Governor Kulongoski’s cuts to services and funds for seniors and people with disabilities.   KBOO’s Sheya Rivard reports… Read more

Normal 0 When it comes to personal opinions about the environment, regulations and conservation, a new report from the carsey institute says a person’s geographic location and political beliefs seem to matter the most.   Here is Nick Walker with a report.             Read more

Normal 0 Oil-eating microbes located in Gulf Coast sand offer a potential solution to the B-P oil spill. These microbes occur naturally in the Gulf Coast and have evolved over centuries to consume the oil that naturally seeps out of the fissures of the ocean  floor. B-... Read more