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Oregon House moves to curb forest institute's power and budget
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Oregon House moves to curb forest institute's power and budget

After a ProPublica investigation found that a tax-funded institute acted as a lobbying arm for the timber industry, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that would significantly cut the institute's funding and redirect the money to climate science.

Despite what the logging industry says, cutting down trees isn't stopping catastrophic wildfires
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Despite what the logging industry says, cutting down trees isn't stopping catastrophic wildfires

For decades, Oregon’s timber industry has promoted the idea that private, logged lands are less prone to wildfires. The problem? Science doesn’t support that.
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