Stay Updated Subscribe today for the latest research + reporting about environmental news. Subscribe Now

Stay Updated Subscribe today for the latest research + reporting about environmental news.

Subscribe Now

Land Use

Land Use

The law that makes Oregon unique is under threat

A coalition of farmers, environmentalists and others are pushing for protection of the state’s land use regulations

Feb 10, 2026
1
4-minute read

The law that makes Oregon unique is under threat

A coalition of farmers, environmentalists and others are pushing for

Feb 10, 2026
4-minute read

Plan for ‘largest sell-off of public lands in U.S. history’ rejected, but still not dead

After pushback, Utah Sen. Mike Lee has revised his proposal requiring the sale of Forest Service land to apply solely to BLM holdings

Jun 26, 2025
0
9-minute read

Plan for ‘largest sell-off of public lands in U.S. history’ rejected, but still not dead

After pushback, Utah Sen. Mike Lee has revised his proposal

Jun 26, 2025
9-minute read

Can family farms in the Pacific Northwest be saved?

With residential and commercial development taking over, it’s an uphill battle to preserve working orchards and ag land

Mar 20, 2025
3
11-minute read

Can family farms in the Pacific Northwest be saved?

With residential and commercial development taking over, it’s an uphill

Mar 20, 2025
11-minute read

Oregon hopes to expand one of the last wetlands habitats in Willamette Valley

Proposed land acquisitions near Eugene are part of a settlement between the Bonneville Power Association and State of Oregon

Oct 23, 2024
1
4-minute read

Oregon hopes to expand one of the last wetlands habitats in Willamette Valley

Proposed land acquisitions near Eugene are part of a settlement

Oct 23, 2024
4-minute read

As private interests turn profits on public lands, wildlife and taxpayers pay the price

Why does the public put up with corporate welfare, wildlife slaughter and other government policies it so clearly opposes?

Jul 11, 2024
4
14-minute read

As private interests turn profits on public lands, wildlife and taxpayers pay the price

Why does the public put up with corporate welfare, wildlife

Jul 11, 2024
14-minute read

The unique story behind Hood River Valley’s reign as Oregon’s pear capital

Maintaining the beauty and productivity of its orchards required citizen action. And still does

Sep 21, 2023
3
5-minute read

The unique story behind Hood River Valley’s reign as Oregon’s pear capital

Maintaining the beauty and productivity of its orchards required citizen

Sep 21, 2023
5-minute read

Can farms and solar energy installations coexist?

Siting solar facilities on Washington farmland is causing resentment in rural counties. The conflict is growing worse

Sep 14, 2023
2
6-minute read

Can farms and solar energy installations coexist?

Siting solar facilities on Washington farmland is causing resentment in

Sep 14, 2023
6-minute read

Are environmental impacts of new Portland Water Bureau filtration plant being overlooked?

The Bull Run Filtration Project near Oxbow Park has passed compliance milestones, but locals are questioning the legitimacy of the city's environmental assessment

Jun 22, 2023
2
9-minute read

Are environmental impacts of new Portland Water Bureau filtration plant being overlooked?

The Bull Run Filtration Project near Oxbow Park has passed

Jun 22, 2023
9-minute read

A new approach to conservation: ‘Indigenize’ not ‘decolonize’

Serina Fast Horse is helping the City of Portland change the way it thinks about environmental preservation

Apr 27, 2023
2
8-minute read

A new approach to conservation: ‘Indigenize’ not ‘decolonize’

Serina Fast Horse is helping the City of Portland change

Apr 27, 2023
8-minute read

50 years and counting: Why environmental preservation is embedded in Oregon culture

Adopted in 1973, the state’s unique land-use system was a reaction to postwar development, but it’s never stopped facing challenges

Sep 22, 2022
3
9-minute read

50 years and counting: Why environmental preservation is embedded in Oregon culture

Adopted in 1973, the state’s unique land-use system was a

Sep 22, 2022
9-minute read

As West withers corporations consolidate land and water rights

With farms, ranches and rural communities facing historic drought, a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water? 

Dec 6, 2021
2
11-minute read

As West withers corporations consolidate land and water rights

With farms, ranches and rural communities facing historic drought, a

Dec 6, 2021
11-minute read

A conservation group just bought 35,000 acres of SDS timberland—now what?

Calling its acquisition “one of the largest conservation victories in the Pacific Northwest,” The Conservation Fund doubles down on Basin conservation

Nov 24, 2021
0
12-minute read

A conservation group just bought 35,000 acres of SDS timberland—now what?

Calling its acquisition “one of the largest conservation victories in

Nov 24, 2021
12-minute read

© Copyright 2013-2025 Columbia Insight. All Rights Reserved.

As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, all donations to Columbia Insight are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Our nonprofit federal tax-exempt number is 82-4504894.