Land use planning

Despite a last-minute scramble, California Senate leaders failed to fix an environmental law rollback for advanced manufacturing, leaving pollution concerns untouched as session ends.

Irene Gilbert is a 76-year-old retired state employee on a mission, fighting energy projects like large wind farms in Oregon’s rural communities.

Land use group that led effort wants to focus on other issues.

LA fires expose California’s difficult road to navigate between disaster risk and solving the state’s housing crisis.

Final maps were released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of Forestry showing the wildfire hazard for every property in the state.

A group of about a dozen farmers is lobbying state legislators to loosen Oregon's iconic land use laws to expand business opportunities on agricultural land.

Farmland conservation advocates say Oregon’s land use planning program has historically done a good job at protecting farmland. But they say it’s concerning to see continued decrease of farmland, especially compared to other states.

Making it easier to annex land and increasing options for middle-income Oregonians are top priorities.

The groups want more old-growth stands and a watershed included in the state’s landmark Western Forests Habitat Conservation Plan.

Bandon, Oregon could be home to a new coastal resort that officials say would be the largest development of its kind in the city in decades.

A patchwork of bills are giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.

Housing group members say more land is needed for homes, while environmentalists warn against sprawl.