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Say What, Science?

EPA head Scott Pruitt announces a change to research policy, and Oregon leaders are pissed
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

This afternoon, Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt announced a proposed change that stands to limit what types of scientific research can be used when writing regulations for the agency. Under the newly-proposed change, the EPA would only be able to use studies that include publicly-available data. Pruitt’s move is intended to foster […]

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In Congress, both parties agree on one public lands bill

A bill allowing public land sales for conservation inches towards passage.
Tay Wiles

At a time of extraordinary political division, it’s rare that a public lands bill gets sweeping bipartisan support. Fights over how to manage public lands rage in today’s West, from disputes over national monument boundaries to whether states should have control over federal lands. Yet when Rep. Rob Bishop, R-UT, brought a public lands bill […]

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Oregon’s Congressional delegation reacts to the president’s proposed budget

Sen. Wyden says the budget ‘belongs in the trash can.’
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

When it comes to the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget issued today by the president, some of Oregon’s leaders didn’t waste time weighing in. From Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D): “News flash to Donald Trump: Most Americans don’t have their own skyscrapers and jets and golf courses. They’re working long hours; stressed out about how […]

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House Committee Votes to Require Women to Register for Draft

Congress will decide on “Draft America’s Daughters Act of 2016”
Sherron Lumley

In December, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter lifted all gender-based combat restrictions. Now, the U.S. House Armed Services Committee has voted 32 to 30 for an amendment to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which if passed by Congress, would require women age 18 to 26 to register for conscription for the first time in […]

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Putting the Pot in Politics

Steve Holmes

Rep. Earl Blumenauer gave a rousing speech to cannabis industry members on September 1 in Bend that was both visionary and practical, in which he laid out his priorities for key policy changes in Congress and predicted that Oregon is poised to “set the world standard for cannabis.” Introduced by Oregrown founder Aviv Hadar, Blumenauer […]

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