Walking on a Knife’s Edge
The trail that cuts through the Wild West of rural land-use politics in Oregon’s high desert.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl
Energy and Environment
Forestry carbon offsets create opportunities for rural landowners
Tweaks to Oregon's cap and invest bill could generate revenue for forestry.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl
Benefit Company label marred by confusion and lax reporting practices
In Oregon and elsewhere, benefit companies go largely unregulated.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl
Superfund dispute rages as cleanup moves into the next phase
The subject of debate is a site managed by utility NW Natural.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl
Lawmakers and business leaders take on cap and invest proposals
Carbon reduction strategies take center stage at coastal legislative summmit.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl
Photo of the week: The new normal
Downtown Portland, enveloped in haze.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Jason E. Kaplan
What's next for the Portland Harbor Superfund site
A communications plan and water testing will move forward this Fall.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl
Judge dismisses water quality case against PGE
A U.S. District Court judge has thrown out a case against Portland General Electric (PGE) that alleges the utility is violating water quality standards at a large hydroelectric project in central Oregon.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Kim Moore
The Airbnb of camping comes to Oregon
A San Francisco-based platform has big ambitions for Oregon: Ease the overcrowding of public lands and close the urban-rural divide.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl
Commentary: Hiking isn't fun anymore
Unprecedented crowds overwhelm Oregon trails, campsites.
- Published in Energy and Environment
- by Caleb Diehl