Land use advocates have ramped up the fight over turning farm-zoned land in Deschutes County into rural housing. They argue that the county is ignoring statewide planning goals meant to preserve ...

MARTIN COUNTY — The controversial rural-lifestyle land use, which was passed here in September but held up by a challenge at the state level, will move forward after state officials ruled Tuesday that ...

CHESAPEAKE — City Council is poised to consider a resolution that would close a land use development loophole in an effort to preserve more of its rural, agricultural land. Over the past few months, ...

Climate and other environmental changes sometimes drive people to migrate, especially if the land no longer supports a population’s way of life. In turn, mobile populations alter the environment in ...