The Oregon legislature passed, as part of its February 2022 session, three bills that form a comprehensive set of changes to the Oregon Forest Practices Act (Senate Bill 1501), create a small forestland owner tax credit...more
The Oregon legislature is currently considering, as part of its February 2022 session, three bills that form a comprehensive set of changes to the Oregon Forest Practices Act (Senate Bill 1501), create a small forestland...more
Oregon House Bill 2488 requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt a new statewide planning goal to address climate change mitigation and environmental justice for disadvantaged communities (“Goal 20”)....more
From the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon has sought to avoid a tsunami of evictions of both residential and commercial tenants. The tool employed most frequently is to suspend tenants’ obligation to pay rent. This...more