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| 2010-02-10 | |
| Streams and wetlands in Oregon are at risk of unlimited pollution, according to a national report released today by Environment Oregon, Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It. | |
| 2009-08-05 | |
| Ruling Stops Eight-year Effort by Bush Administration to Overturn Popular Preservation Measure | |
| 2009-07-15 | |
| Today Governor Ted Kulongoski is expected to sign House Bill 3298, designating the Metolius River Basin as an "area of critical state concern" and preserving this majestic river so future generations of Oregonians to tell their stories of fishing, visiting, and loving this majestic river. | |
| 2009-04-16 | |
| Today Environment Oregon found that nearly 90,000 acres of undeveloped national forest areas across the country that support clean water and critical wildlife have scheduled logging projects moving forward. Umpqua National Forest is among those scheduled for commercial logging right under the nose of the new administration starting this spring. | |
| 2009-03-30 | |
| Today, as President Obama signs into law the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, Environment America will be at the White House to witness it. Once enacted, two million acres of land will be designated wilderness in nine states, which is the largest expansion of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 15 years. | |
| 2009-03-25 | |
| Today, the 111th Congress voted, 285-140, to send the bipartisan public lands bill to President Obama’s desk, which includes about 130,000 acres of new wilderness for Mt. Hood. | |
| 2007-10-18 | |
| Sauvie Island—Farmers from counties throughout the lower Willamette Valley, including leadership of the state Farm Bureau and several county farm bureaus, gathered today at a farm here to tell Oregonians why they hope voters will pass Measure 49 on November 6. The farm community is deeply concerned about the unlimited development of subdivisions and strip malls on lands that Measure 37 allows on lands previously dedicated to agriculture. | |
| 2007-10-08 | |
| Portland--Oregon Public Broadcasting ran an interview Monday morning with Environment Oregon's Jeremiah Baumann discussing Measure 49, the measure Environment Oregon is backing to limit large development and protect our farms, forest lands, and water supplies. | |
| 2007-09-26 | |
| Newberg, OR—Vineyard and winery representatives met in the heart of Willamette Valley wine country today to voice their concerns about Measure 37 threats to protected agricultural lands, including high-value farmland and hillsides where wine grapes are grown. They have endorsed Measure 49, scheduled for a special election vote on November 6. The measure would limit large developments in order to protect forest and farm lands, including prime vineyard lands, but also provide fairness for land-owners by allowing developments of just a few homes to go forward. | |
| 2007-06-22 | |
| Salem--Governor Kulongoski today signed into law a bill banning offshore oil and gas exploration on the Oregon Coast. "The Coast is one of Oregonians' most treasured places," said Jeremiah Baumann of Environment Oregon. "Today the Oregon Coast is protected." | |
| 2007-06-06 | |
| Salem--The Oregon House today asked voters to approve a bill to protect Oregon's forests, farms, and groundwater from large-scale development. House Bill 3540 is a reform of Measure 37, a 2004 ballot measure that has spurred a development rush threatening 750,000 acres of lost open space. | |
| 2007-06-04 | |
| Salem—The Oregon House voted today in favor of a three-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling off the Oregon coast. The state Senate has already voted in favor of the measure, so it goes now to the Governor’s desk. | |
| 2006-09-20 | |
| Judge Elizabeth Laporte of the Northern District of California today overturned the Bush administration’s repeal of protections for nearly 60 million acres of pristine national forest lands, including nearly 2 million acres in Oregon. | |
| 2005-12-20 | |
| Today’s vote to strike Arctic Refuge drilling language from the Department of Defense appropriation bill is a huge win for America’s Arctic and for the American public. Americans strongly oppose drilling in the Arctic Refuge, and this week they have made their voices heard and beaten back perhaps the most cynical attempt yet to drill in one of the nation’s last wild places. | |
| 2005-12-03 | |
| PORTLAND– Today Oregonians gathered outside of a public hearing on the future of Mount Hood to show support for protecting more wilderness and wild and scenic rivers. | |
| 2005-11-02 | |
| PORTLAND—Today, Oregonians gathered in front of Senator Smith’s Portland office for a “waffle†breakfast to urge Senator Smith to stick to his word to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by voting against the budget reconciliation bill. | |
| 2005-09-27 | |
| In the wake of already high gas prices exacerbated by Hurricane Katrina, drilling proponents have increasingly called on Congress to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, claiming that drilling can be done with little impact on the environment. But a new report by OSPIRG Foundation demonstrates that oil spills on Alaska’s North Slope have increased sharply since 2000. | |
| 2005-08-30 | |
| PORTLAND-- Oregon conservationists today applauded the announcement of a court challenge by the states of Oregon, New Mexico, and California aimed at overturning the Bush administration’s plan to open America’s last roadless wild forests to logging and other development. | |
| 2005-07-28 | |
| Oregon conservationists announced their strong support for a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today that would permanently protect some of the nation’s last pristine National Forest land, including nearly 2 million acres of roadless wild lands in Oregon. The Bush Administration’s recent repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule has put these wild lands, including parts of the Mount Hood, Willamette, and Siskiyou National Forests, at risk from logging, mining, and other forms of development. | |
| 2005-05-05 | |
| The Bush administration announced today its repeal of the popular Roadless Area Conservation Rule that was enacted in January 2001 to protect 58.5 million acres of pristine national forests from most logging, mining, drilling, and development. | |
| 2005-04-14 | |
| A coalition of environmental groups and labor groups criticized the federal budget passed by the Senate as fiscally irresponsible and environmentally harmful. The Senate budget, which passed by a narrow margin of 51-49, would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and provide more than $130 billion in new tax breaks. | |
| 2004-11-15 | |
| PORTLAND—On the final day of the public comment period on the Bush administration's proposal to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, OSPIRG released a report documenting the clean drinking water, recreation, and wildlife habitat benefits of roadless areas in America's National Forests. | |
| 2004-10-28 | |
| Today, the Unhappy Campers gathered here are sending a loud and clear message to the Bush administration: Stop the national forests giveaway! As Oregonians who use our National Forests to hike, ski, kayak and fish we understand how important it is to preserve the last remaining roadless areas. | |
| 2004-09-14 | |
| PORTLAND—A broad coalition announced today that more than one million Americans have called on the Bush administration to abandon its proposal to repeal the widely popular Roadless Area Conservation Rule. To | |
| 2004-07-27 | |
| Portland – Sportsmen, citizens, religious leaders, outdoor enthusiasts and environmentalists, joined forces today to launch a drive to collect comments from one million Americans opposing the Bush administration’s proposal to repeal protections for 58.5 million acres of pristine national forests. | |
| 2004-07-12 | |
| The Bush administration announced a proposal today to repeal the widely popular Roadless Area Conservation Rule that was enacted in January 2001 to protect 58.5 million acres of pristine national forests from most logging and road-building, including nearly 2 million acres in Oregon. | |
| 2004-07-02 | |
| The Bush administration intends to remove protections for 58 million acres of the nation’s last remaining wild forests, including nearly two million acres in Oregon. | |
| 2004-06-07 | |
| For the first time, Governor Ted Kulongoski has announced his support for protection of roadless national forests. | |
| 2004-05-11 | |
| PORTLAND—Some of the biggest names in Oregon's corporate world joined with local manufacturers of outdoor equipment to call on the Bush administration to uphold protections for National Forest roadless areas. | |