Northeast Oregon has more miles of undammed and free flowing watersheds than almost anywhere else in the continental United States. And we would wager that each and every one of our Northeast Oregon county commissioners would agree that we live in the most scenic corner of our state.

Even with the long overdue recognition of forest lands’ importance in addressing climate change, forest management is stuck in the past.

If ever there were a time to rush through a NEPA process, it sure isn’t now.

Exercise your right and comment on the proposal to revise the Council for Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations that seek to eviscerate this bedrock environmental law, severely restricting public input in federal decision-making processes and narrowing the scope of projects that get reviewed.