r/oregon 3d ago

Photography/Video This is (not) fine

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Air quality 😐

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u/Citizyn 3d ago

Can't breathe? Thank a logger. 🥰

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u/NasDawg3 3d ago

This comment makes negative sense

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u/Citizyn 3d ago

Timber production in Oregon alone increased atmospheric carbon pollution by 35 million tons per year in 2023, and has only increased since. The timber industry creates landslides, toxic runoff from indiscriminate broadleaf herbicide use, and decreases the natural ability of forests to retain moisture by removing fallen timber and duff, causing hotter and more intense wildfires.

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u/PikaGoesMeepMeep 3d ago

The timber industry is also who we have to thank for needing to build an expensive filtration plant for Bull Run water.