groups say Oregon logging project endangers northern spotted owl
The northern spotted owl has been listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act since 1990.
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Oregon seeks federal funds for Columbia River Gorge fire recovery
Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging their peers on a powerful budgeting committee to send emergency funding to Oregon and other states where national lands and parks were recently burned by wildfires.
Oregon governor orders agencies to move faster on clean energy
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order meant to get agencies to identify barriers to clean energy projects and transmission and find solutions by 2027
Concerns flare over ICE detention facility on Oregon coast
A vague letter from a Texas-based defense contractor spurred concern in Newport that the federal government would seek to establish an immigration detention facility on Oregon’s Central Coast.
Oregon forest coalition fights to revive logging lawsuit
The coalition accused a logging company of exploiting its contract with the U.S. Forest Service to stifle competition.
USFS restarts effort to change Pacific Northwest forest policy
The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast.
Oregon governor sends $5M to food banks ahead of SNAP cutoff
Food banks across Oregon have warned that they do not have enough resources to absorb the impact of the ongoing government shutdown.
Portland to Salt Lake City train would bridge gap, advocates say
Advocates from Oregon, Idaho and Utah want to bring back the Pioneer, a train line discontinued in 1997 because of funding shortfalls.
In Portland, resistance takes many shapes
Operation Inflation brings inflatable costumes to the protest at the ICE facility.
Oregon nursery caught in the fray of government shutdown
Plant nursery owners fear delayed federal payments could force their 30-year business in Eastern Oregon to close.