Etiqueta: Natural Resources and Rural Development

You won’t see a different cave or a new chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument. But some are calling the expansion of the landmark, with legislation attached to a defense spending bill signed last week by President Obama, a monumental change. The monument will be nearly 10 times its original

The designation of Bowman Dam near Prineville as “wild and scenic” reeked of nonsense. It earned its place in Valhalla as one of the worst jokes that the federal government has inflicted on Central Oregon. But thanks to the efforts of Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, and Sen. Jeff Merkley,

WASHINGTON — Los funcionarios locales y las partes interesadas expresaron su gratitud y alivio el viernes después de que el proyecto de ley que codifica el plan para compartir el agua del río Crooked se aprobara en ambas cámaras del Congreso el jueves, el último día que la Cámara estuvo en sesión. Después de casi cuatro años y dos sesiones del Congreso, se

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency signaled Wednesday that it may be more open to considering timber byproducts and other biomass as an energy source that fits within the Obama administration’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In a memo to all of the agency’s regional air directors, Janet G. McCabe,