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Oregon Lands Climate Sink For Greenhouse Gases

(Salem, OR) -- A new report shows Oregon lands are like a sink for greenhouse gases. The Oregon Department of Energy study found forests, grasslands and other open lands remove more carbon from the atmosphere than they emit. However, the amount of carbon being removed annually has declined since 1990. Forest lands reduce the highest amount of carbon followed by grasslands. Emissions from wildfires have increased since 1990, reducing the impact of forest lands.

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