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Oregon State, University of Oregon, Portland State, others receive National Science Foundation money
The $1 million grants will help the universities develop strategic plans for how to grow the region’s semiconductor and mass timber industries and improve its electrical grid.

Federal court affirms expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
A federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case upholding the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon and northwest California.

Oregon state forests deliver more than $97M in timber revenue
Generating money from logging state forestland has been hotly debated. Environmental groups are pushing for more habitat protection while counties want Oregon to meet legal obligation to maximize timber revenue for their benefit.

Oregon judge rules against federal clearance of timber sales
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claimed in 2019 that two logging projects by the Bureau of Land Management in southern Oregon would not harm the endangered northern spotted owl.

Oregon’s mass timber industry gets boost from federal government
A $41 million grant could help create a pipeline of affordable mass timber homes.

Environmental group, timber firm Weyerhaeuser to settle over pollution claims at Longview timber mill
The Longview mill has been hit multiple times with allegations of pollution in recent years.

Appeals court reverses verdict that awarded $1 billion to Oregon timber counties
The court determined that managing state forestland for the "greatest permanent value" doesn't mean maximizing timber revenue.

Legislative session may finally yield a solution for Oregon’s Elliott State Forest
A bill before the Oregon Legislature would set in motion a plan to create an Elliott State Research Forest that would preserve the oldest trees and protect vulnerable species while allowing some logging.
Judge halts commercial timber harvest in Central Oregon
A federal judge has stopped a commercial timber harvest in central Oregon near Walton Lake in Oregon’s Ochoco National Forest sought by an environmental group.

OSU doesn’t want to own the Elliott State Forest anymore
The state still plans to establish the Elliott State Research Forest, but Oregon State University officials say the financial risk of owning the forest is too high for the school.