Environmentalist-whacko-controlled state gets comeuppance. Good. Bad that the citizens have to pay the money, though.
Oregon ping
Trees are nature’s renewable resources. If those managing the States forestry service do not understand that, they should be fired and people who do understand it replace them.
We (the US) has more trees today then 100 years ago.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer state gov.
$1.1 billion is a worthwhile price to pay to keep the forests pristine and to protect the delicate habitats of the Nurovian leaping lemurs and the spotted owls safe from loggers and other racist and homophobic Trump types. Sure, when it burns it will completely incinerate the environment and kill all the lemurs and owls, but you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. Besides, orange man bad!
Means absolutely nothing since the envioro lunatics that made the policy were not held personally accountable for damages. The correct legal tactic is to sue state officials especially those who work for state funded universities personally in Federal court when the violate free speech, free assembly, free association and other constitutional rights. Then they personally are on the hook for aggravation and damages.
This is just an early event in a process that will continue to bounce through the courts for at least another 15 years.
Good news.
Seems to me that this is just an excuse to raise taxes. TO quote Adrian Rogers, “The government cannot give to anybody anything that it does not first take from someone else.”
What does the Federal Govt owe these counties for not allowing them to use their forests?
So, one can't keep the environment healthy or have any recreation due to logging?
Why can't all needs be met by having a fair use plan for all?
Gov could care less since it’s all taxpayer money anyway.
Good for them.
If you drive up to Mt St Helens, to Johnston Ridge, (It's coming up on 40 years, now.), you see a LOT of replanted trees, in nice, neat, regular lines, all of them the same height, the same color, the same genus. It's easy to spot artificial second growth, because it's so ORDERLY.
Just saying...
What is is with these people and trees? Do they not realize trees grow back?
Oregon Democrats forced to compensate rural counties for economic losses. MAGA!