Jenn Chávez is a podcast host and producer with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Jenn has been making audio in Portland for over a decade, as both a community media and public media journalist.
Portland's sewer system combines sewage and runoff into the same pipes. Sometimes heavy rains cause those pipes to overflow. But a sewer overhaul 14 years ago has drastically reduced this pollution.
Lawmakers in the House State Affairs Committee introduced a resolution Thursday to remove language in the Idaho constitution that gives the state power to enforce mandatory education for children.