Tony Schick
Tony Schick is an investigative editor and reporter at OPB.
Tony previously worked as the web editor for Investigative Reporters and Editors, a journalism nonprofit based in Columbia, Missouri. He has worked as a freelance reporter and researcher since 2007.
He has undergraduate degrees in journalism and sociology from Gonzaga University, where he spent enough time after hours in the student newsroom that he and his wife named their dog, Myron, after the building’s beloved overnight custodian. He received his master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
Tony was born and raised in Portland.
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Wyden, Merkley urge Trump to reconsider ‘ludicrous’ job cuts at Bonneville Power
The Democrats cited OPB’s reporting that BPA could lose nearly 20% of its staff because of buyouts, a hiring freeze and termination of probationary employees coming as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government.
Bonneville Power staff departures under President Trump raise concerns about Northwest electrical grid
The Bonneville Power Administration could lose nearly 20% of its workforce because of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government, raising concerns about the agency’s ability to ensure the reliability of the region’s electrical grid.
Pacific Northwest voters went against Trump, but many favored him on prominent issues
Voter polls from Oregon and Washington show a majority of the region's voters fear Trump's views are too extreme. And yet, on the issues voters ranked their highest priority, he's the one they support.
Hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River kill salmon. Congress says it’s time to consider shutting them down
The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams using a giant fish collector and tanker trucks.
‘The Evergreen’: Salmon Wars
We’re sharing an episode from another OPB podcast: “Salmon Wars.” It tells the story of salmon in the Northwest in a way you haven’t heard before — through the voices of one Yakama Nation family who have been fighting for salmon for generations.
The state of Oregon’s local media in 4 charts
OPB has collected data to document the current state of media in Oregon, and where Oregonians are finding it more difficult to locate reliable information and reporting that holds powerful people accountable.
Despite Biden’s promise to protect old forests, his administration keeps approving plans to cut them down
In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk.
The Department of Energy promised this tribal nation a $32 million solar grant. It’s nearly impossible to access
Washington’s Yakama Nation received both a solar grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.
Months before taking office, Multnomah County’s DA-elect is shaping drug policy
Counties across the state are working to establish "deflection programs," a collaboration between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health entities to get drug users into treatment, rather than the criminal justice system. In Multnomah County, the proposed plan has hit snags.
Federal leaders knew Northwest dams would hurt Native communities — and they approved
In government documents from the 1940s and 1950s, obtained by OPB and ProPublica, officials openly discussed what they called “the Indian problem” on the Columbia River. At times, they characterized the destruction of the last major tribal fishery as a benefit of dam construction.