The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that agents sent by President Donald Trump in 2020 to protect a federal courthouse used excessive force against racial justice protesters.
As the Biden administration doubled down on a plan to kill barred owls, Oregon lawmakers appealed to Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency.
The announcements come just days before the start of the Trump administration, which is widely expected to promote extractive industries over conservation.
The holdup in finalizing plans covering nearly 70 million acres of federal rangelands in all 10 Western states is linked to the agency's inability to resolve objections raised by the governors in those states.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input for a 700 MW solar facility and battery energy storage system in southwestern Arizona proposed by Savion.
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At stake is control of public lands in Western states, and conservationists fear increased efforts to roll back protections under the next Trump administration.
The Biden administration on Thursday took steps to safeguard an iconic bird species of the Wester United States — but did so in only two out of the 10 states where such protections were anticipated. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it would be signing records of decision to improve the conservation of greater
Tribe’s focus will be restoration, preservation and cultural uses like first foods for the approximately 2,000-acre site at the base of Table Rocks in Southern Oregon
Growing up in Willamina, Dan Eddy learned plenty about firefighting. It was natural to learn with a father who served as a volunteer fire chief in the small logging town situated on the border of Polk and Yamhill counties about an hour north of Philomath.
With less funding in the current budget, the management of public lands is likely to change substantially, and this may have
The former assistant secretary of agriculture, who now lives in Roanoke, writes about his experiences with the late president.