Oregon lawmakers look to bypass land use rules for certain water treatment projects
New legislation sponsored in Salem could affect the land-use battle over Portland's multi-billion-dollar water filtration ...
Portland pushes for state land-use exemption to thwart Bull Run water treatment plant challenge
Amid ongoing legal challenges to its costly and controversial water filtration plant, Portland officials are seeking an assist from state lawmakers to stamp out continued opposition. Senate Bill 936 ...
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Unwise retreat on water quality push
A quick history lesson sheds light on why the 2015 passage of Minnesota’s new “buffer” law – which requires strips of vegetation along waterways to filter runoff pollution ...