In celebration of Earth Day, Cascades East Transit will offer free rides on all CET Community Connector shuttles and Bend fixed routes on Friday, April 20. Taking public transit is a great way to honor Earth Day this year, says the Federal Transit Administration, helping to improve air quality, save energy and reduce the emission […]
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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.
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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Pumping Your Own Gas: We Will Persevere.
Incendiary reactions abound
OPINION If you want an example of just how inane the Internet can be, look no further than the recent articles, posts and comments that erupted following the rollout of Oregon’s new law on pumping gas. In case you missed it, Oregon House Bill 2482 makes it possible for people in some of Oregon’s most […]
