Judge Halts Logging In Oregon State Forests
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction halting 11 timber sales in Oregon’s state forests. The state is being sued by three conservation groups who say the logging projects imperil a...
View ArticleEarly Economic Recovery Leaves Rural Idaho Behind
New numbers out Monday show Idaho's rural areas experienced the post-recession years very differently from the state's cities. While places like Boise and Pocatello were on the mend, economic output in...
View ArticleLawmakers Want To Crack Down On Logging Protests
Oregon lawmakers want to increase penalties for protesters who disrupt logging on state-owned forestland. The Oregon House Monday approved a measure that makes it a crime to obstruct timber operations....
View ArticleAnti-Logging Protesters: 'We Are Not Terrorists'
Some environmental groups say they're being unfairly targeted by legislation working its way through the Oregon capitol. A pair of measures take aim at protesters who get in the way of tree harvesting...
View ArticleTimber Giant Weyerhaeuser Makes Major Acquisition
Timber industry giant Weyerhaeuser is about to get even bigger. The Federal Way, Washington-based company announced Monday that it's buying Longview Timber in a sale valued at more than $2.6 billion.
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