A clash over plans to upgrade existing Portland General Electric transmission lines in Forest Park foreshadows the probable future in Portland and throughout the region as a growing thirst for ...

The debate over PGE's proposal to cut 370-plus trees as part of an upgrade that will bring more clean energy to the region must take place within the wider debate over which is the least imperfect ...

The project's most significant intrusion in the 5,200-acre park would be removal of 4.7 acres of forest — 376 trees to be precise — within PGE's existing right-of-way to make way for a new ...

Assuming PGE performed proper due diligence in proposing the best possible transmission line upgrade and location, there is a ...

No work can occur in Forest Park without an approved environmental review. The staff report represents a significant setback for PGE, which has said the upgrades are key to keep the grid reliable ...

For years, a power company and its customers have fought over plans to build transmission lines in one of the largest urban ...

The Urban Forestry Commission has expressed disapproval with an electric utility’s proposal to remove a portion of mature trees in a beloved city park, to make way for new and upgraded ...

These Forest Park trees, including 500-year-old white oaks, will likely be uprooted if PGE's Phase 3 is approved. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News) The plan to build a quarter-mile of power lines through ...