Some timber producers say it's time for a cultural shift in how we think about logging and forests' role in the ecosystem The way Peter Hayes explains it, every time the timber industry makes a change to the way it harvests America’s forests, it ...
18 Aug 2016 - Emily Green
Burns Paiute tribal councilman Jarvis Kennedy sees differences between Malheur refuge occupation and Dakota Access Pipeline protest At the beginning of this year, the small town of Burns made national headlines after it came under siege by anti-government ...
22 Sep 2016 - Stephen Quirke
The local rally is one of more than 100 being organized worldwide in a 'massive day of action' Portlanders who checked into Standing Rock, N.D., on Facebook last week in a virtual show of solidarity will have another opportunity to turn their sl ...
10 Nov 2016 - Emily Green
They pulled off the most expansive, coordinated takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure ever attempted in the U.S. Leonard Higgins was starting to panic. The industrial chain he was attempting to cut loose was made of case-hardened steel. It was thicker a ...
1 Dec 2016 - Emily Green
Advocates for migrant farmworkers say a new worker protection rule under OSHA’s consideration may cause more harm than good The condition of housing that farmers provide or rent to migrant workers has long been a source of concern in Oregon, which is home ...
10 Dec 2016 - Emily Green
Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategy consultant, pushes for ‘self-gentrification’ – development from within the community Majora Carter may not be a household name in Portland, but she is somewhat of a celebrity in South Bronx, where she was bo ...
12 Dec 2016 - Emily Green
Portlanders load bus with supplies for protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline Early Friday, Jan. 13, the second “Bunk Bus” was scheduled to leave Portland for Standing Rock, N.D. Outfitted with insulated walls, a 35,000 BTU heater, eight beds and a medi ...
12 Jan 2017 - Stephen Quirke
The EPA has approved the plan, but questions linger about whether the new administration might defund enforcement After months of public comment and many more years of study, the Environmental Protection Agency has finally approved its plan for cleaning u ...
2 Feb 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Craft brewers have joined efforts to protect the largest swath of untouched and unprotected wilderness in the lower 48 states When President Barack Obama left the White House without declaring Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument, he left the l ...
14 Feb 2017 - Emily Green
The state is required to adopt rules for a community solar program, and it's looking to Colorado and Minnesota for ideas As their deadline approaches, policymakers are figuring out how to implement state-mandated community solar programs across Orego ...
16 Feb 2017 - Emily Green