In today’s letter, I’ll respond to recent reader inquiries or comments that have crossed my desk. Question: I read your article on school construction costs and appreciated the information in it.

The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against ...

including a 1,200-megawatt plant in Morrow County that got its site certificate late last year. The site certificate is just one hurdle for big projects in Oregon. Grid access is another challenge ...

Amazon has had a data center presence in Oregon for a number of years. It began building in Boardman in Morrow County around 2011, and expanded in Hermiston, in nearby Umatilla County, from around ...

Oregon's statewide wildfire risk assessment map has been a source of contention ... This would be done through county classification committees made up of members from the state fire marshal ...

For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map meant to identify areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfires but that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...

The latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.