Oregon High Court Rejects Timber Lawsuit

Oregon High Court Rejects Timber Lawsuit

The Oregon Supreme Court rejected an appeal in a $1 billion lawsuit that sought to define the “greatest permanent value” of forests as timber revenue. The 13 counties that brought the lawsuit gave forestland to the state in the 1930s and ’40s. Oregon manages the land...
Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule

Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule

Reporting for the Associated Press, Jessica Gresko writes that the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a Trump-era Clean Water Act rule today. The rule “curtails the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can...