Tony Schick
Tony Schick is an investigative and data reporter for OPB's Science & Environment unit.
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 is a native of Portland.
Latest Stories

Oregon Is Burning Through PPE, Putting Health Workers Treating COVID-19 At Risk
Oregon is one of many states that thought they had a federal response to fall back on, thought they had more time. By the time Oregon sought additional protective equipment for health care workers, the new coronavirus was at the doorstep.

Gov. Kate Brown Thinks Wolves Need Endangered Species Protection, But Not In Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is distancing herself from one of her agency heads’ support for stripping away federal endangered species protections for gray wolves.

Gov. Kate Brown Thinks Wolves Need Endangered Species Protection, But Not In Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is distancing herself from one of her agency heads’ support for stripping away federal endangered species protections for gray wolves.

Gov. Kate Brown Thinks Wolves Need Endangered Species Protection, But Not In Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is distancing herself from one of her agency heads’ support for stripping away federal endangered species protections for gray wolves.

Gov. Kate Brown Thinks Wolves Need Endangered Species Protection, But Not In Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is distancing herself from one of her agency heads’ support for stripping away federal endangered species protections for gray wolves.
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Substation Fire Q&A: How Investigators Determine Wildfire Cause
The cause of the investigation remains under investigation. Here’s what we know about it and how wildland fire investigations happen.
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Substation Fire Q&A: How Investigators Determine Wildfire Cause
The cause of the investigation remains under investigation. Here’s what we know about it and how wildland fire investigations happen.
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Substation Fire Q&A: How Investigators Determine Wildfire Cause
The cause of the investigation remains under investigation. Here’s what we know about it and how wildland fire investigations happen.
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Substation Fire Q&A: How Investigators Determine Wildfire Cause
The cause of the investigation remains under investigation. Here’s what we know about it and how wildland fire investigations happen.
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Substation Fire Q&A: How Investigators Determine Wildfire Cause
The cause of the investigation remains under investigation. Here’s what we know about it and how wildland fire investigations happen.