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Tariffs didn’t start Oregon’s economic slowdown, but they exacerbated it, report finds

  • Mia Maldonado

President Donald Trump’s tariffs contributed to a $442 million loss in Oregon’s 2025-27 budget cycle, state economists estimate.  That’s according to a new report Gov. Tina Kotek’s office released Monday evaluating the impacts new tariffs have had on Oregon after the Trump administration fully imposed them in March 2025. The report’s release coincided with Oregon […]

Judge sides with Washington coal hub backers
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Judge sides with Washington coal hub backers

  • By GENE JOHNSON, The Associated Press
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A Washington state judge on Friday handed a victory to the developers of a massive proposed coal-export terminal on the Columbia River, saying the state acted arbitrarily when it blocked a sublease sought for the project.

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Longview terminal report released

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Regulators in Washington have released a final environmental impact statement detailing the impact of a proposed coal terminal in Longview, Wash.

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Coal export terminal gets water-quality approval from Oregon

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PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Oregon environmental regulators have ruled that proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River meets state and federal water-quality standards, but the project still faces an adverse ruling from another state agency and questions about its economics in a slumping coal market.