‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon’s timber counties brace for losses after Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Much of Oregon relies on our forests to generate cash for roads, bridges, law enforcement and more. But for decades, that money has faded as the timber industry has struggled. Now those problems are coming to a head in a whole new way.

On the latest episode of “OPB Politics Now,” we explore how Oregon’s timber counties are bracing for losses after the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and the complex history of logging, federal lands and politics.

Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.