The Trump administration rescinded a longstanding rule meant to safeguard intact forests across the West on June 23 in a move that could open 2 million acres of Oregon forests to logging and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The federal government is pushing a controversial plan to increase logging in Oregon. Under the Trump administration, officials are pushing to maximize logging by opening up two and a ...

Editor's note: In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Statesman Journal and its sister publication, The Register-Guard, are embarking on a yearlong ...

Thanks to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, the nearly 7,000-acre area that spans the ridge between Hardesty Mountain ...

An iconic swathe of old growth forest in west Polk County is among the 2. 5 million acres the Bureau of Land Management has proposed for a logging ramp-up meant to expand domestic timber production.

New federal laws could “lock up” timber land for decades at a time, raising concerns big companies could elbow out smaller competitors and that timber revenue for counties could be delayed for years.

The Trump administration rescinded the "roadless rule," opening up nearly 2 million acres of Oregon forests to logging and roadbuilding. The rule, established in 2001, protected 59 million acres of ...