Regulations

Oregon Takes Aggressive Approach To Water Pollution

Bonnie Stewart — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:47:35 +0000

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is taking a more aggressive approach to stop water pollution from farms. Instead of waiting for complaints to come in from the public, the state is going to begin looking for polluters.

Self-Driving Cars Can't Be Driverless Under Proposed State Laws

Tom Banse — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:33:23 +0000

OLYMPIA, Wash. - What if you could just start your car, tell it where you want to go and then sit back and relax until you get there? Well, Google and many automobile manufacturers are hard at work on self-driving "robocars." Now lawmakers in Salem and Olympia are trying to figure out how to update the rules-of-the-road to keep pace with the cars of the future.

Mining Industry Seeks Shorter Permit Waiting Period

Aaron Kunz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:35:28 +0000

Mining pumps on average nearly a billion dollars into Idaho’s economy every year. Idaho, along with Nevada and Utah are considered mining friendly states. But the industry is frustrated that it can take years before permits are issued and work can get underway. That’s why mining officials appealed to state lawmakers this week to help speed up the regulatory process. As Earthfix reporter Aaron Kunz explains it’s a proposition that has environmentalists worried.

Sticky Rules On Pot Brought Up At Hearing in Spokane

Paige Browning — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:30:35 +0000

Tuesday night in Spokane about 450 people showed up to a hearing about the state’s marijuana market. The state liquor control board held the forum as part of their research in implementing the sale of recreational marijuana. Paige Browning reports.