Land Use

Land Use

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
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4 minutes

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
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13 minutes

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
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5 minutes

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
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6 minutes

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
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9 minutes

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
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8 minutes

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
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9 minutes

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
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11 minutes
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