Oregon

A few feet of snow, some ice, potential flooding coming to Washington and Oregon.

Powerful storms to bring a few feet of snow to Cascades, other mountain ranges next few days.

FreightWaves is expanding with a new office in Portland, Oregon. There are opportunities for data scientists, software engineers and journalists.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Oregon) new bill would require the railroads to supply information on crude volumes to emergency responders, and it would mandate that the railroads share crude-by-rail data annually.

A small business exporter highlighted the benefits she has reaped from de minimis exemptions during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday.

Oregon wildfire keeps I-5 lanes closed, while Erick and Flossie head toward Hawaii

Wildfire closes lanes on I-5, while desert southwest may get doused

Nearly 12,000 acres burned so far by Oregon wildfire that has slowed traffic on I-5

The legislation comes four years after Washington and California passed laws requiring better preparation for derailments and spills.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued a statement appearing to concede defeat in the battle over a controversial cap-and-trade bill. The governor issued a statement after Senate President Peter Courtney announced during a floor session yesterday that his caucus did not have enough votes to pass House Bill 2020.  In a moment of high-stakes drama, Senate […]

Oregon’s statehouse shut down over the weekend following threats issued by militias that are lending support to Republican senators opposed to the state’s cap-and-trade legislation. A vote that was to have taken place on Thursday, June 20 was suspended after all 11 Senate Republicans walked out, leaving the Senate short of the required quorum. After […]

Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) announced this week it would lay off almost 200 employees in eastern Oregon as part of a series of cuts the railroad is making in order to boost profits. The bulk of the layoffs are taking place at a railyard in the city of Hermiston. The yard will close. Additional layoffs […]

California and Oregon are both adding to the price via the “LCFS.” Oregon’s law just survived a legal challenge.

BNSF (NYSE: BRK) says proposed rules in Oregon would make it harder for the railroad to comply with the common carrier obligation, a federal mandate requiring a railroad to provide transportation to all parties and for all goods, including hazardous materials.

Three states and several utilities will study the needs of electric trucks along the I-5 corridor to make long-haul electric trucks a reality. Plus, the future of Cummins, flex fuels, and are the Chinese taking our railway jobs?

Oregon truckers and fuel interests are lobbying against a carbon pricing bill that they contend unfairly targets the transportation sector, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

The twin goals are to address rampant oversupply and pave the way for immediate adoption of interstate commerce once marijuana becomes legal at the federal level.

The plan has reignited a debate about highway versus transit investment in Portland, a city that 45 years ago famously redirected money intended for a new freeway into the nation’s first light rail project.

Oregon produces about 6 million Christmas trees each year, more than any other state in the U.S.

Preparations for Great American Eclipse are continuing, with some trucking associations along the path of totality (the 70-mile wide stretch where the eclipse will be fully visible) pushing education campaigns and others bans on certain types of loads.