Oregon Chapter Blog

The complicated process to establish the Elliott State Research Forest remains complicated. In 2017, after an attempt by the State Land Board to sell the forest for $220.8 million was met with public uproar, the State agreed to keep the forest in...

In a new effort to make critical progress on climate and to clean up a major source of unhealthy air pollution, Oregon has proposed a set of new regulations that would begin a much-needed transition to much cleaner trucks. We need your help to...

Thanks to years of grassroots organizing and legal advocacy, the City of Portland Bureau of Developmental Services just denied a key certification needed by Zenith Energy’s oil-by-rail operations in NW Portland. Zenith needed the City to file a...

We are excited to announce that the Chapter is hosting a series of webinars this Fall as part of the Organizing School Program. In recent years, the Sierra Club has begun using a Social Justice framework in our commitment to Protecting the Planet....

Deceptive advertising, inappropriate lobbying, suppressing scientific studies that didn’t support the logging industry’s practices. The Oregon Secretary of State’s recently released audit of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) confirms that...

The Nez Perce Tribe and Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians convened an inspiring and well-attended Salmon and Orca Summit July 7-8th to continue to press for recovery of endangered salmon and orcas. Learn more about the summit and other key...

Right now, Congress is considering significant infrastructure and reconciliation legislation. Within this legislation, there is potential to include funding for Snake River salmon recovery and orca. We must urge our representatives to step up and...

Despite a united effort by environmental and good governance advocates, the Oregon Legislature wrapped up the 2021 session without taking action to curb the unethical behavior of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI). House Bill 2357, which...

Members of the Oregon Chapter Forest Issues Team had their hands full throughout the month of May as a number of forest-related bills made their way through the Oregon Legislature, post-fire logging activities proceeded full bore across the state,...

Learn more about the 2021 Oregon Legislative Session! In this blog post, the Legislative Committee provides a full update on our priorities , including equity and efficiency, big money and bad politics, and forestry—including our newly launched...