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Opinion | Inequity is ingrained in Oregon land-use policy. Let’s fix that.

House Bill 2488 would codify environmental justice principles, but lawmakers are already limiting its scope Lisa Arkin is the executive director at Beyond Toxics. The Eugene-based nonprofit centers and uplifts voices that are most affected by pollution an ...

21 Apr 2021 - Lisa Arkin
It’s science vs. logging when it comes to managing burned acreage in Oregon

What should the state do with all the forestland left scarred by recent wildfires? West Coast wildfires burned a historic 5 million acres of land this season, but as the ash settles in Oregon’s forests, the state faces a new challenge: What happens next? ...

18 Nov 2020 - Joe Opaleski
Making sense of Timber Unity: A matter of identity and the white working class

COMMENTARY | When supporters speak to the threat to 'our way of life,' they are invoking the white supremacist history of Oregon The sun came out on a recent Thursday in Salem. For many of the attendees at the Timber Unity rally against cap-and- ...

21 Feb 2020 - Kaisa Schlarb
Tragedy ahead if we do not act on Snake River dams, Steven Hawley warns

The "Dammed to Extinction" filmmaker talks about the need for clean, renewable energy and the myth about hydropower In the summer of 2018, the Pacific Northwest became captivated by the story of Tahlequah. The tragic tale, covered by every medi ...

13 Dec 2019 - Casey Miller
Portland part of global tree planting movement

Growing local tree canopies can mitigate climate change and make up for lost habitat. Here's how you can join the effort. Ethiopians planted 350 million trees in a single day this past July. Ireland has committed to planting 440 million trees over th ...

11 Oct 2019 - Emily Green
New Bill McKibben book: A tough message, but a tougher reality

BOOK REVIEW | ‘Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?’ Bill McKibben Given the terrifying knowledge he possesses, it cannot be easy being Bill McKibben. McKibben writes in an indefatigable effort to alert us all to the ecocatastrophe already ...

27 Sep 2019 - Joe Martin
Inside the lives of activists: A photo essay

They all belong to Extinction Rebellion PDX, but to each of them, the fight for environmental justice is personal I am not an activist. I am not extreme. I am not radical. I am not one of “those” people. I am middle-of-the-road, logical, realistic. I am j ...

13 Sep 2019 - Eric Elmore
Oregon hiking guide is a salute to old-growth forests

Author Chandra LeGue hopes her book will inspire hikers to advocate for protecting our ancient forests Half of Oregon’s landscape was once covered in ancient forests, abundant in their diversity of wildlife, trees and plant species. To the west, lush rain ...

19 Jul 2019 - Emily Green
Portland Clean Energy Fund takes bold action for climate justice

COMMENTARY | With naysayers undermining the environment, it’s critical that this measure is carried out as intended In the months since voters resoundingly passed the Portland Clean Energy Fund, the impacts and urgency of the climate crisis have only grow ...

12 Jul 2019 - E.D. Mondainé and Adriana Voss-Andreae
Tina Kotek: 2019 legislative session gets a B+

Oregon's House speaker reflects on the session and what she sees as wins for housing, education and – yes – the environment The smoke is still clearing from the 80th Oregon State Legislative Assembly, but if there were any open wounds left from its c ...

12 Jul 2019 - Joanne Zuhl