Oregon Passes Nation's First Forest Practices Act, Drafted by Timber Industry to Preempt Federal Regulation
The Oregon Legislature passes and Governor Tom McCall signs the Oregon Forest Practices Act, the nation’s first comprehensive forest management legislation, which becomes effective in 1972. While portrayed as environmental protection, the Act represents a sophisticated regulatory capture …
Oregon Legislature
Tom McCall
Oregon timber industry
Oregon Department of Forestry
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environmental-destruction
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