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Friday, August 4, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Legalizes Self-Service Gas Stations Statewide »
After a 72-year reign, Oregon’s self-service gas station prohibition is scheduled to be repealed statewide on August 4th....
Thursday, August 3, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
WDFW: Barred Owls Must Go to Save Spotted Owls »
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Northern spotted owls are probably doomed in Washington in the next decade unless barred owls are sacrifi...
Friday, June 16, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Dry Forest Fire Season Forecast »
AOL encourages forest contractors to plan for a safe and fire-free season!  The forecast for forest fuel conditions f...
Friday, June 2, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Court Rejects Ban of Aerial Retardant on Forest Fires »
The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana issued a ruling May 26th in a case brought by an environmental litigan...
Friday, June 2, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Supreme Court Limits Federal Power Over Wetlands, Boosts Property Rights Over Clean Water »
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a  decision that...
Friday, April 7, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Small Businesses Struggle to Offer Health Insurance »
New Research About Small Businesses Offering – and Not Offering – Health Insurance April 5, 2023 – National Federation...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
A Fight Over Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Chain Saws Pits Portland Against Oregon »
You’d be hard-pressed to find a bill that captures Oregon’s urban-rural divide more neatly than Senate Bill 525, which wou...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Scientists Push Back Against Anti-Forestry Misinformation in the Courtroom »
Senate Bill 592 was introduced during the current legislative assembly by the Senate Labor & Business Committee Chair,...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
DEQ to Open Application Process Soon for 2023 Grant Funds to Replace and Retrofit Diesel Equipment »
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality  is providing approximately $8 million in grant funding for diesel eq...
Monday, February 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Oregon Legislative Proposals – SB 592 – Proposes Dramatic Expansion of OR-OSHA Authority. Increase »
(AOL opposes this bill with association lobby actions) Senate Bill 592 was introduced during the current legislative asse...
Friday, December 2, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Small Businesses Struggle with Inflation, Short Labor »
The Small Business Optimism Index (BOI), reported by National Federation of Independent Business, declined 0.8 points in O...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Good Construction Weather Props-up Lumber Prices Slightly (CFI) »
Into the latter weeks of October, mild weather in many of the densely-populated areas of the U.S. provided the opportunity...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
A Perfect Wildfire Environment: How the PNW is trending towards harsher fire seasons (KTVL) »
Over the last several years, regions in Southern Oregon and Northern California have seen an increase in wildfire intensit...
Thursday, October 20, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
'National Loggers Day’ Recognition Proposed Via Congressional Resolution »
The American Loggers Council announced in October the proposed designation of October 12th as “National Loggers Day.” ...
Thursday, September 1, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Public Comments now accepted on proposed rule changes to Forest Practices Act »
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has opened the public comment period on proposed rule changes to the Forest Practi...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Feinstein, Merkley, Colleagues Push for Long-Term Solutions Regarding Wildfire Response Challenge »
Washington –Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and a group of their colleagues to se...
Sunday, May 22, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Opinion: Bipartisan legislation marks new era for Oregon forestry »
Brown is governor of Oregon. Edwards is president of the Oregon Forest and Industries Council. Van Dyk is policy director...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Appeals court reverses verdict that awarded $1 billion to Oregon timber counties »
The Oregon Court of Appeals has determined that managing state forestland for the “greatest permanent value” doesn’t mean...
Thursday, March 24, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Plan for logging Oregon’s state forests while protecting imperiled wildlife moves forward »
 The Western Oregon Habitat Conservation Plan would offer the state legal protection for 70 years of forest managemen...
Saturday, March 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
With conflicts abroad, logging at home needs prioritization »
Forest products exist in a global marketplace. Many manufacturers in the U.S. import specialized products from other...

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