![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)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2022/04/27/22117607050046_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
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)
April 27, 2022
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April 27, 2022 11:15 a.m.
Appeals court nixes $1.1 billion timber award against Oregon
Timber harvests have declined steeply in rural areas of the state in recent decades