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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 20 February 2020

Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development says a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay would have significant adverse effects on the state's coastal scenic and aesthetic resources, endangered species and critical habitat

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 18 February 2020

In this Nov. 6, 2015, file photo, a TransCanada's Keystone pipeline facility is seen in Hardisty, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

"Amidst the growing climate emergency, closing this loophole is a small step we must take to hold Big Oil accountable and to protect our communities," said Blumenauer.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 14 February 2020

If the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves the project, which lacks state permits, it would likely set up a court battle over state's rights

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 14 February 2020

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer said this racial targeting of Michael Fesser "reflects the worst abuses of African-Americans in our nation’s modern history"

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 February 2020

Michael Fesser

Former West Linn Police Chief Terry Timeus had his officers initiate an unwarranted, racially motivated surveillance and arrest of a Black Portland man as a favor to the chief’s fishing buddy

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 13 February 2020

Rep. Mark Meek (D-Clackamas County) and Sen. James Manning (D-Eugene) co-chair Oregon's Joint Interim Task Force On Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership

Trump administration proposes weakened regulation, tracking of housing discrimination

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 10 February 2020

The move was enacted Monday night with a 7-0 vote by the Seattle City Council despite opposition from Mayor Jenny Durkan

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 06 February 2020

New funding from MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge will help support initiatives aimed at safely reducing Multnomah County’s jail population and reducing racial disparities

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 06 February 2020

Oregon Historical Quarterly editor Eliza Canty-Jones

Quarterly journal gives detailed timeline of racism, resistance in Oregon

Details: Written by CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer; Published: 04 February 2020

In this photo taken Jan. 23, 2020, Robin Addison, a nurse in the Emergency Department and co-lead of the Biocontainment Evaluation and Specialty Treatment Team at Providence Regional Medical Center, poses for a photo with a protective helmet and face shield in Everett, Wash.

The unidentified man fell sick after returning home from a visit to China and was admitted to an Everett, Wash. hospital on Jan. 20