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How To Clean Sand: Volunteers Take On Microplastics At Oregon Coast
How do you clean all the sand on a beach? A group of volunteers didn’t do it grain by grain, but took on the task screen by screen.

Novel Set On Oregon Coast Imagines A Reproductive Dystopia
Leni Zumas' novel, set on the Oregon coast, weaves together the lives of four women to explore identity, motherhood and politics.

Oregon Gets $350K For Coastal Community Tsunami Preparedness
Oregon’s been awarded $350,000 by the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program to increase resilience in coastal communities.

Vaccination Numbers | Oregon Wildfire Voices | Surimi School
How accurate are federal vaccination numbers for Oregon? Also, we hear voices from the front lines of wildfires burning across the state, and we take a trip to the OSU Surimi School in Astoria.

'State Of Wonder' Newport | Drawing And Journalism | Diamonds
OPB's "State of Wonder" kicks off its pre-eclipse Oregon road trip. An artist and former journalist tells us about teaching other journalists how to draw. Also, we learn about lab-grown diamonds.

Sea Turtle Stranded Along Oregon Coast Dies
The Oregon Coast Aquarium reported Monday the loggerhead turtle was stunned by cold waters, and succumbed to its injuries.

Study Of Underwater Volcano Off Oregon Coast Helps Predict Eruptions
An underwater volcano, some 300 miles off the Oregon Coast, is providing clues about how to better understand — and predict — eruptions.

Oregon Coastal Conference Focuses On Tsunami Preparedness
Emergency management experts are meeting on the Oregon coast this week to discuss tsunami preparedness.

Dead Whale Returns To Oregon Coast
The humpback whale whose carcass washed ashore near Arch Cape over the weekend, and then left with the high tide, is back again.

Can Coastal Communities Survive A Tsunami?
Everybody know it's coming. But can towns along the coast be ready in time? Here's what Seaside, Waldport and Yachats are doing to try.