The Oregon Health Authority updated its guidelines this week to help schools and families decide when to cancel or modify outdoor sports and activities for kids amid worsening air quality from wildfire smoke. The new recommendations use the air quality index to indicate safe conditions.
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has released new guidance to protect animals from New World screwworm, a parasite that has moved beyond Texas. The state will require permits, approved treatments and inspections for warm-blooded animals entering from active infestation zones.
I-5 will have overnight lane closures—from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.—from June 21 to 24 between Kuebler Boulevard and Delaney Road as crews remove the former Battle Creek Road Bridge and widen the freeway.
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