Mateusz Perkowski, Author at Capital Press

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Oregon proposal aims to discourage “water speculation”

SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are contemplating numerous tweaks to state law to discourage “water speculation” while improving the efficiency of water rights transactions and disputes. ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Thursday, March 13, 2025 12:58 pm

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Oregon House votes to create ‘Farmers and Ranchers Day’

SALEM — Oregon could soon celebrate its inaugural Farmer and Rancher Day, but only if state lawmakers in the Senate get a move on. The ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 11:45 am

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Oregon proposals clash over water rights transfer reviews

Public interest considerations couldn’t weigh on water rights transfers under an Oregon House bill, clashing with Senate legislation that would strengthen environmental reviews of such ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:49 pm

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Oregon farmers request limits on replacement dwellings, home occupations

SALEM — Farmers recently turned out in force to urge Oregon lawmakers to clamp down on rural lodgings and replacement dwellings they claim are disrupting ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Monday, March 10, 2025 9:10 am

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Oregon state forest logging targets proposed to improve certainty

SALEM — Annual logging targets would be established for Oregon’s state forests under a bill meant to provide more certainty for timber companies and county ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Friday, March 7, 2025 9:06 am

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Oregon lawmakers eye solar panels in irrigation pivot corners

Oregon land use regulators would study installing solar panels in unused irrigation pivot corners under a bill meant to boost revenues for farmers facing groundwater ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:20 pm

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Competing proposals aim to keep neonics away from consumers

Oregon lawmakers are considering competing proposals intended to protect pollinators from neonicotinoid pesticides by keeping those chemicals out of the hands of home gardeners. The ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 11:08 am

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Oregon farm groups seek narrower landowner liability bill

SALEM — Agriculture groups are urging Oregon lawmakers to alter a bill that would increase landowner liabilities for farmworker housing violations to focus specifically on ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 10:34 am

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Proposed water transfer restriction alarms Oregon irrigators

SALEM — New requirements would be imposed on Oregon water rights transfers under a bill that environmental advocates claim is overdue but irrigators fear will ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Friday, February 28, 2025 11:01 am

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Oregon considers independent fire-fighting action on federal land

SALEM — Oregon forestry officials could initiate firefighting on federal lands, even if it’s not requested by the U.S. government, under a bill that’s raising ... Read more

by Mateusz Perkowski, Thursday, February 27, 2025 12:52 pm

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