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Oregon Department of State Lands gets new leader in scientist and lawyer Kaitlin Lovell
Kaitlin Lovell, a lawyer, scientist and former manager of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services, begins her four-year term as the agency’s director in early August.

Politics
House passes Trump’s domestic policy bill. Here are 5 ways it will impact Oregon
Congressional Republicans have passed their sweeping domestic policy bill. In Oregon, the impacts of the legislation will be significant.

Politics
GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules
A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate the chamber’s rules.

Springwood Ranch agreement marks 1st tribal-state land partnership in Washington
The Yakama Nation will co-manage ancestral lands at Springwood Ranch, advancing conservation, water storage and cultural restoration through the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan.
Environment
Portland pauses $2 billion water filtration plant pending land use dispute
The Portland Water Bureau will pause construction on its 2 billion dollar Bull Run water filtration system east of Gresham, following a dispute between Oregon land use officials and Multnomah County.

Politics
Gov. Kotek, state agencies brace for Trump impact on expanse of federal land in Oregon
Officials say they are prepared for potentially volatile federal policies and funding under the Trump administration.

Potential for protecting Owyhee Canyonlands takes urgency in final months of Biden administration
More than a million acres of wildlands in Eastern Oregon could be preserved through federal legislation or a monument declaration from the president. This could be the last chance for the Owyhee Canyonlands to see additional protections for years.

Science & Environment
Oregon’s Land Board approves ‘precedent setting’ plan to put Elliott State Forest in a carbon market
The decision makes Oregon the second state after Michigan to dedicate an entire state forest to storing harmful emissions while selling carbon credits for revenue.
Groups spar over protecting farms or making way for semiconductor industry in Hillsboro
Industry leaders and elected officials made their case for expanding Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary to bolster Oregon's semiconductor industry at a hearing yesterday. But some residents and farmers say the proposal is unjustified.

BLM proposes protecting a quarter of public wild areas in southeastern Oregon
The wild sagebrush deserts of southeastern Oregon are a step closer toward additional environmental protections.