The denial affirms a lower court decision saying the “greatest permanent value” of Oregon forests is more than just timber revenue. FILE - Logging trucks roll down Santiam Highway in front of the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a $1.1 billion verdict against the state over its forest management practices, the latest development in a decades-long dispute ...

Another wave of heavy rain smacks western Washington this week, coupled with strong winds adding concern for potential power outages. by Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court has ...

In those days the forests were full, timber and work both plentiful. But now what was the last sawmill standing in Josephine County has hit the end of the line after yet another timber family had to ...

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The Oregon Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will not hear an appeal from 13 counties — including Linn County — seeking to maximize logging revenue. The court did not provide a reason for not ...

Timber groups and rural counties say an Oregon Department of Forestry plan for managing 600,000 acres of state forests needs to be overhauled amid concern about it leading to declining logging and ...

SEATTLE (CN) — Attorneys for an Oregon timber company asked a Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday to strike down then-President Barack Obama’s expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Ashland ...

There is a motion to rejoin the pro-logging Association of O&C Counties on the June 6 Lane County Board of County Commissioners agenda. In 2019 the commission voted to leave the AOCC and stop paying ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from 13 counties in a long-running $1 billion lawsuit over timber revenue and what constitutes “the greatest permanent value” ...