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Side-by-side comparison of FSC-certified and non-certified forests

Rally outside Portland timber conference to highlight eco-unfriendly forestry practices

Advocates want Mayor Ted Wheeler to promote greener logging when he speaks at the International Mass Timber Conference

Emily Green

March 16, 2018

It’s Oregon’s most environmentally catastrophic project – but PBA backs Jordan Cove

COMMENTARY | Portland Business Alliance members should reject the endorsement of this pipeline

Rick Rappaport

March 9, 2018

Oregon Wild's “Welcome to Oregon, Home of the Clear-Cut" ad on the side of a MAX train

Clear-cutting’s still rampant in Oregon, MAX train reminds us

Oregon Wild’s Jason Gonzales says the environmental watchdog’s bold new ad campaign is about seeking a more ecologically responsible approach to logging

Emily Green

March 2, 2018

Clear-cuts in Lincoln County shown in Google Earth

A bird's-eye view of Oregon's clear-cuts

Google Earth reveals large swaths of the state wiped clean of forest

March 2, 2018

60 years into his career, David Attenborough still marvels over nature

The narrator of "Blue Planet II" is using his famous voice to turn attention to a part of the Earth that urgently needs our help: the oceans

Meg Mundell

January 26, 2018

Adam Smith is feeding the world with food waste

The Real Junk Food Project combats food poverty by taking food deemed inedible and cooking it up into delicious meals

Tony Inglis

January 12, 2018

Clear-cutting moves up to No. 1 emissions source in Oregon

The Center for Sustainable Economy renews calls for state climate-change legislation to include timber industry regulations

Joanne Zuhl

December 11, 2017

Nestlé crunched: Ouster from Gorge signals win for tribes, environment

COMMENTARY | Recent victories highlight the critical role Native American rights have played in protecting the natural resources of the Pacific Northwest

Stephen Quirke

December 8, 2017

‘I had no choice’: Portland ‘Valve Turner’ convicted in climate fight

Leonard Higgins faces up to 10 years for his role in the nation’s biggest takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure

Thacher Schmid

December 8, 2017

The thinning debate: Does logging help or hurt fire mitigation?

Politicians say thinning forests will help prevent ‘catastrophic’ fires. But ecologists say this season wasn’t the worst, and logging won’t stop it from happening again.

Emily Green

November 17, 2017