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In Oregon鈥檚 Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk.

A new report acknowledged the ongoing damage done by dams on the Columbia River. But that鈥檚 only part of the story.

The Biden administration punted on key demands from Indigenous leaders to tear down hydroelectric dams hindering salmon. But tribes won control over $1 billion for other salmon efforts.

The agency has a history of diving into big construction projects that exceed projected costs, fall short on projected benefits and, in some cases, create new problems that engineers hadn鈥檛 bargained for.

The Army Corps of Engineers says its fish collection machines can save salmon in Oregon. Many disagree.

Oregon lawmakers agreed to overhaul the state鈥檚 criminal defense system, but their solution left many unanswered questions about how to solve the crisis of thousands of people accused of crimes with no lawyer.

State officials warned utilities about fire risks and encouraged them to shut down power lines before the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires, newly filed court documents show.

Randy Settler鈥檚 family has spent generations fighting for its right to harvest salmon. But the federal government squandered its chance to recover the endangered fish before the onset of climate change. Now, Settler sees it all slipping away again.

Native tribes in the Columbia River Basin face a disproportionate risk of toxic exposure through their most important food. For decades, the U.S. government has failed to test for dangerous chemicals and metals in fish. So, we did. What we found was alarming for tribes.

Reporter鈥檚 notebook: Salmon have been endangered my entire life. Here鈥檚 what I didn鈥檛 realize until I started reporting.

Legislators cut taxes for the owners of Oregon鈥檚 private forests, which helped fund university forest scientists. Now taxpayers will pick up the tab.

One lawmaker called the changes a 鈥榗ritical correction to an agency that veered far off course.鈥�