Smith Rock State Park master plan

Oregon parks officials plan changes at Smith Rock (OPB, 3/27/23)

Smith Rock State Park master plan (1990) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department

Emergency preparedness supplies

Go-Bags explained: The tool you hope you never have to use (Cannon Beach Gazette, 3/25/23)

Two weeks of disaster supplies (2015) Oregon Emergency Management

My pocket plan: create a valuable family emergency action plan : 2 weeks ready (2018) Oregon Emergency Management

First psilocybin licenses

Oregon issues first licenses for psilocybin manufacturers (Oregonian, 3/23/23)

Oregon Psilocybin Services weekly report on applications for licenses and worker permits (serial) Oregon Health Authority

Hate crimes and antisemitism in Oregon

Reports of antisemitism up 63% in the Pacific Northwest in 2022; resistance is up too (OPB, 3/23/23)

Stand against hate (2020) Oregon Department of Justice

Stand against hate (2020) Oregon Department of Justice

Oregon is taking a stand against hate: what you need to know about Oregon’s new Hate and Bias Crimes Law (2020) Oregon Department of Justice

Bias crimes report (serial) Oregon Department of Justice

Covanta incinerator

Oregon Legislature debates medical waste burning at Covanta incinerator in Marion County (Statesman Journal, 3/16/23)

Source test report 2022 source testing chronic health risk, Covanta Marion, Inc., solid waste combustor units 1 & 2, Brooks, Oregon (2022) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Source test report 2022 source testing acute health risk, Covanta Marion, Inc., solid waste combustor unit 2, Brooks, Oregon (2022) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

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J. H. Baxter report

OHA report finds high levels of dioxin contamination in Eugene neighborhood (OPB, 3/14/23)

7 takeaways and what residents should know from new report on contamination near J.H. Baxter plant (Register Guard, 3/15/23)

Health consultation : J.H. Baxter neighborhood investigation, Eugene, Oregon (2023) Oregon Health Authority

Death with Dignity Act statistics

In Its 25th Year, Death With Dignity Act Sees Record Usage (Willamette Week, 3/13/23)

Oregon death with dignity act (annual) Oregon Health Authority

Civil forfeiture

Oregon woman who sold meth gets to keep her house in landmark decision on civil forfeiture (Oregonian, 3/9/23)

Asset forfeiture report (serial) Oregon Criminal Justice Commission

Legislative proposal on canola

Senate proposal stirs up a longtime controversy over canola in the Willamette Valley (Capital Chronicle, 3/8/23)

Oregon lawmakers again face debate on 500-acre canola limit (Capital Press, 3/8/23)

2018 report to the Oregon Legislature – House Bill 3382: recommendations to consider for coexistence between canola and specialty seed production in the Willamette Valley (2018) Oregon Department of Agriculture

Top Ten Consumer Complaints in Oregon

Oregon DOJ releases list of top consumer complaints: Auto sales, scams/fraud, towing lead (KATU, 3/7/23)

Top 10 consumer complaints (annual) Oregon Department of Justice