Environment

Bill in Oregon legislature offers hope for improved water distribution in Deschutes Basin

A bill designed to improve flows in the Deschutes River and increase water availability for junior water rights…

News

Judge: Public denied input on Prineville water releases

Oregon water regulators “failed to allow the public an opportunity to be heard” in regard to controversial water…

News

Lawmakers may revise Oregon forestland estate tax exemption

Changes to an estate tax exemption for Oregon forestland owners will be voted on by the Senate after…

Nation

Environmental group sues feds over logging expansion plan

The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service…

Oregon

Oregon’s electric truck mandate delayed due to market dysfunction

Dysfunction in the market for new trucks has convinced Oregon environmental regulators to delay enforcement of the state’s…

Oregon

Wildfire defense faces collective conundrum

Preparing one’s home for wildfire doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective, but that won’t necessarily make…

Livestock

Judge blocks grazing on 22,000 acres in Oregon

Environmental advocates have won a preliminary injunction against livestock grazing across 22,000 federal acres in Oregon slated for…

News

Aquifer recharge exempted from groundwater denial proposal

Aquifer recharge projects would be exempt from Oregon legislation that otherwise seeks to preclude new agricultural well applications…

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