Appeals court nixes $1.1 billion timber award against Oregon

In this Feb. 26, 2015 photo, a front end log loader transports logs at Swanson Group Manufacturing in Roseburg, Ore. The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, overturned a $1.1 billion verdict against the state over its forest management practices, the latest development in a decades-long dispute over the best use of vast tracts of forestland that cover much of the state's rural areas. (Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP, File)