Category Environment & Agriculture
Oregon ditches farm stand regulations after public outcry
Land use groups say they're fine dropping farm stand regulations and want to focus on other efforts like urban growth planning and the rezoning of agricultural land.
Conservationists again sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife for denying Oregon red tree voles protection
A new lawsuit is part of nearly 20-year fight to protect the red tree vole that has lost 65% of its Oregon Coast old-growth habitat to logging and wildfire.
Immigration arrest of farmworkers sends ‘chilling effect’ through Marion County
At peak blueberry harvest season, the arrest of four farmworkers in Woodburn on Aug. 7 is raising concerns among advocates and agriculturalists.
Wholesalers sue Oregon weeks after launch of new state recycling program
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors claim the Recycling Modernization Act passed in 2021 and implemented in July is unconstitutional.
Trump, Congressional Republicans propose big cuts for Western renewable energy labs, research
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory would lose a third of its funding, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory would lose more than half.
State lawmakers bailed on a constitutional climate amendment. Advocates will take it to voters
Environmentalists recently filed a petition to get Oregon voters to guarantee a healthy climate in the state constitution.
Cherry harvest is well underway in Oregon. But some workers aren’t showing up
Farmers say some migrant workers are afraid of making the journey up from California to harvest Oregon cherries out of fear they could get pulled over or detained by ICE.
‘A punch in the gut’: Oregon’s wine industry on edge amid targeted immigration enforcement
Wine industry leaders raised concerns about immigration enforcement with U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas after a vineyard business owner and employee were detained by ICE earlier this month.
Trump withdraws from historic Columbia River deal with tribes, Northwest states
In an order issued Thursday, Trump said he would withdraw the U.S. from a 2023 deal made with tribes and environmentalists to end lawsuits over fish losses.