The Cutting

Investigating Industrial Logging in Oregon

The timber industry helped build Oregon, but now, the state has prioritized wealthy corporations over the economy and environment.

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The Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.

by Rob Davis

February 2, 2024, 6:00 am EST

Tax-Funded Forest Institute in Oregon Misled Public, May Have Broken State Law, Audit Finds

by Rob Davis, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

July 21, 2021, 2:05 pm EDT

Oregon House Moves to Curb Forest Institute’s Power and Budget

by Rob Davis, and Tony Schick, OPB

June 9, 2021, 3:25 pm EDT

“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost Communities Billions

by Rob Davis, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

February 5, 2021, 9:00 am EST

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Calls for Audit After Our Reporting on a State Institute That Lobbied for the Timber Industry

by Tony Schick, OPB, and Rob Davis

September 2, 2020, 5:30 pm EDT

16 stories published since 2020

An Oregon Bill to Cut Millions in Timber Taxes Is Dead, Despite Backing by the Industry, the Governor and a Top Lawmaker

by Rob Davis

March 18, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
ProPublica Wins Gold and Bronze Barlett & Steele Award

by ProPublica

October 19, 2021, 11:38 am EDT
ProPublica Reporting Projects Recognized for Outstanding Environmental Reporting

by ProPublica

July 28, 2021, 9:16 am EDT
Oregon Lawmakers Set Out to Increase the Timber Industry’s Tax Bill. Instead, They Cut It Again.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis

June 29, 2021, 3:15 pm EDT
A Timber Lobbyist Called Our Investigation “Completely Bogus.” We Have the Receipts to Show It’s Not.

by Rob Davis, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

March 8, 2021, 12:00 pm EST
Oregon’s Logging Industry Says It Can’t Afford New Taxes. But Prices Have Never Been Higher and Profits Are Soaring.

by Rob Davis, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

March 2, 2021, 11:00 am EST
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis

December 31, 2020, 8:00 pm EST
Despite What the Logging Industry Says, Cutting Down Trees Isn’t Stopping Catastrophic Wildfires

by Tony Schick, OPB

October 31, 2020, 9:00 am EDT
What Happened When a Public Institute Became a De Facto Lobbying Arm of the Timber Industry

by Rob Davis, and Tony Schick, OPB

August 4, 2020, 9:00 am EDT
Big Money Bought the Forests. Small Logging Communities Are Paying the Price.

by Tony Schick, OPB, Rob Davis, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica

June 11, 2020, 9:00 am EDT
How We Analyzed Data From Oregon’s Timber Industry

by Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Tony Schick, OPB

June 11, 2020, 8:59 am EDT
Help Us Understand Logging and Timber Practices Across Oregon

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Rob Davis, with Maya Miller, ProPublica

January 15, 2020, 5:00 am EST

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The Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.

Tax-Funded Forest Institute in Oregon Misled Public, May Have Broken State Law, Audit Finds

Oregon House Moves to Curb Forest Institute’s Power and Budget

“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost Communities Billions

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Calls for Audit After Our Reporting on a State Institute That Lobbied for the Timber Industry

An Oregon Bill to Cut Millions in Timber Taxes Is Dead, Despite Backing by the Industry, the Governor and a Top Lawmaker

ProPublica Wins Gold and Bronze Barlett & Steele Award

ProPublica Reporting Projects Recognized for Outstanding Environmental Reporting

Oregon Lawmakers Set Out to Increase the Timber Industry’s Tax Bill. Instead, They Cut It Again.

A Timber Lobbyist Called Our Investigation “Completely Bogus.” We Have the Receipts to Show It’s Not.

Oregon’s Logging Industry Says It Can’t Afford New Taxes. But Prices Have Never Been Higher and Profits Are Soaring.

Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.

Despite What the Logging Industry Says, Cutting Down Trees Isn’t Stopping Catastrophic Wildfires

What Happened When a Public Institute Became a De Facto Lobbying Arm of the Timber Industry

Big Money Bought the Forests. Small Logging Communities Are Paying the Price.

How We Analyzed Data From Oregon’s Timber Industry

Help Us Understand Logging and Timber Practices Across Oregon

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