By Oregon Family Farm Association, An Oregon pinot noir that costs less than $20 a bottle topped Wine Enthusiast’s list of 100 best buys in wine. The 2022 King Estate’s Inscription Pinot Noir ranked first after blind-tasting of about 23,000 affordable wines during the past year. King Estate debuted the […]

Local Haulers & Neighbors File Land Use Appeals for Lane County’s New Garbage Processing Site The County Failed to Notify Neighbors of Zoning Changes and Ignored Numerous Land Use Rules By Lane County Garbage and Recycling Association, Eugene, Ore – On September 30, 2024, Jake Pelroy, volunteer president of the […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Oregon Department of Transportation says they are $1 billion under-funded for basic road costs. Several cities have raised gas taxes in the past few years to pay for basic road costs. Yet, Oregon is about to receive up to $24 million in Federal road […]

Oregon Forests Forever, The Oregon Forests Forever team was amazed at the overwhelmingly positive reaction we received at the finish line of Hood to Coast last month, where we debuted our brand new “For the Trees” virtual reality experience. And if you weren’t in Seaside that day, have no fear […]

Forest Health Projects on Fremont-Winema National Forest Can Proceed After Ninth Circuit Decision By American Forest Resource Council The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) announced a significant legal victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concerning three critical forest management projects—Baby Bear, Bear Wallow, and South […]

NFIB Key Votes U.S. House CRA disapproving EPA vehicle emissions standards By NFIB WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 23, 2024) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, commends lawmakers for passing H.J.Res. 136 to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) light- and medium-duty vehicle […]

State Releases Nitrate Reduction Plan for Lower Umatilla Basin By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Four Oregon state agencies [Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD), and Oregon Health Authority (OHA)] released their Nitrate Reduction Plan for the Lower Umatilla Basin […]

House Republicans Call for Changes to Wildfire Prevention Policies By Oregon House Republican Office, SALEM, Ore. – House Republican Leader Jeff Helfrich (R-Hood River) and state Representatives Ed Diehl (R-Stayton) and E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) are calling for legislative action to improve wildfire prevention and suppression efforts next session. […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, After the Oregon Court of Appeals invalidated the Environmental Quality Commission’s 2021 rules establishing Oregon’s Climate Protection Program, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality started working on an updated rule to reduce carbon emissions. Following a rulemaking advisory committee process with various stakeholders this spring, DEQ […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Environmentalists are heralding new Oregon state rules that govern people who raise sheep, chickens, cows, and other animals as a needed clarification to prevent abuse by large livestock farms, but Ag trade groups say they place an unnecessary burden on farmers, according to Oregon Public […]