Despite Biden's Promise to Protect Old Forests, His Administration Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Them Down
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Old-growth forests are key to slowing #climate change and to protecting endangered species. In #Oregon, logging in Bureau of Land Management-controlled areas has continued at a steady pace despite Biden’s promise to protect these forests.

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A Biden Effort to Protect Old Forests Hasn’t Curbed BLM Logging

In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk.

^ProPublica

Flamingo at Wildlife Safari, Oregon.

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Flamingo at Wildlife Safari, Oregon.

A pink flamingo with striking orange and black wings is standing in water, stretching its neck upwards. The background features lush greenery and reflections in the water.

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#Ambulance hits #Oregon cyclist, rushes him to #hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill, #lawsuit says

Source: oregonlive.com/pacific-northwe…

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Ambulance hits Oregon cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill, lawsuit says

The cyclist, who suffered a broken nose, was initially treated at the scene by the ambulance driver.

^{Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive (oregonlive)}

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“Police say they have identified a “suspect vehicle” connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and #Washington state early Monday.

Surveillance images captured a Volvo stopping at a drop box in Portland, #Oregon, just before security personnel nearby discovered a fire inside the box.” apnews.com/article/f66c52f7749…

Ballots destroyed after fires in election drop boxes

Police say they have identified a "suspect vehicle” connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday.

^{GENE JOHNSON (AP News)}