
By Julia Shumway | Editor
Can Oregon’s forests, grasslands and wetlands scrub the emissions from 13 million cars annually? The governor-appointed climate commission would like to try. Alex Baumhardt reports today on the commission’s ambitious new goals, which would require legislative action or agency rulemaking to actualize and which come as federal land management favors logging, grazing, mining and other extractive industries.
Also in today's edition:
Study finds Oregon emergency alerts system used more in rural areas that deal with fires, floods and earthquake risks
Columnist Randy Stapilus on the Trail Blazers
Oregon’s death rate is up while nation trends down
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