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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2015 (nvironmental revieZ oilEyrail terminal could hurt ¿ sh 6KLSWUDI¿FFRXOGQHDUO\WULSOH By GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press PORTLAND — An environ- mental assessment for a proposed oil-by-rail terminal in Vancou- ver, Washington, says the proj- ect could have negative conse- quences for endangered salmon and other fish in the Columbia River. The study, released Tuesday by Washington state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, says the number of vessels added to pick up oil at the terminal could lessen water quality, induce bank ero- sion, reduce shoreline and wetland vegetation and harm essential fish habitat. It would also lead to the destruction of some archaeological resources located along the shore- line. If the terminal was permitted, the river’s annual ship traffic of DERXW YHVVHO WULSV SHU \HDU would nearly triple. “The increase in deep-draft vessel traffic associated with the proposed facility could result in a director of Columbia Riverkeeper. Port and company officials have said the project would be an eco- nomic boon to the community and that safety is a priority for them. Oil spill response All tank cars used to transport oil Another concern is local oil to the terminal would be required Intense opposition spill responsiveness: many lo- to meet the new standards issued The project has faced intense earlier this year. cal firefighters aren’t trained and Tesoro officials say the envi- equipped to respond to a train de- opposition because of recent acci- railment with resulting oil spill and dents involving oil trains. In July ronmental study is an important fire, and have no access to oil spill D UXQDZD\ RLO WUDLQ GHUDLOHG milestone for the project. Tesoro declined to com- containment e q u i p m e n t , ‘The study demonstrates one thing: ment on specific issues raised by the study the assessment. says. Tesoro’s oil trains and shipping “We are cur- 7KH terminal are too dangerous.’ rently reviewing million proj- the document ect by Teso- Brett VandenHeuvel, and will be able ro Corp. and executive director of Columbia Riverkeeper to address spe- Savage Cos. cific issues and would be respond to more the Pacific Northwest’s largest oil train termi- and exploded in Lac-Megantic, detailed questions over the coming weeks,” said Tesoro spokeswoman nal. It would receive an average of Quebec, killing 47 people. Critics are concerned about po- Tina Barbee. EDUUHOV RI %DNNHQ FUXGH The public can comment on per day by rail, store it and transfer tential oil spills and explosions, it to ships for delivery to refineries and other environment and safety the assessment until early Jan- uary. After a review, state of- along the West Coast. Vancouver is risks. “The study demonstrates one ficials will make a recommen- just across the river from Portland. The crude would be transport- thing: Tesoro’s oil trains and ship- dation to Washington Gov. Jay ed by unit trains composed of up ping terminal are too dangerous,” Inslee, who has the final say on the WR WDQN FDUV$Q DYHUDJH IRXU said Brett VandenHeuvel, executive project. in the region, including shipment delays and delays at crossings. The project could also increase train-wildlife collisions. moderate to major long-term effect on near-shore fish including listed salmonids and eulachon species in the lower 33-mile portion of the Columbia River,” the assessment says. Strand juvenile salmon Wakes from the ships could wash juvenile salmon onto the shore, leaving them stranded — a moderate to major impact, accord- ing to the study. Stranding would occur in the Lower Columbia where shorelines are not shielded from wave action. The area con- tains some of the highest quality shallow-water shoreline habitat. The vessels could also suck in aquatic larvae and eggs, which would hurt fish reproduction, pop- ulation size, or distribution of fish and reduce species such as salmon, especially during vulnerable times such as extremely high tempera- tures. Other concerns include soil liq- uefaction under the proposed fa- cility in case of a large earthquake and impacts to rail transportation For online updates: www.dailyastorian.com unit trains per day would roll along the river and to the termi- nal. Most of the crude would ar- rive from the Bakken formation in North Dakota, Montana, and Canada. Career exploration event planned This event provides an opportunity for participants Clatsop Community Col- to identify career paths that lege is holding a career ex- make the most of their skills ploration event, “Ring In A and interests, informs them 1HZ &DUHHU´ IURP WR about what’s hot on the ca- p.m. Dec. 8 in Room 117, reer front regionally, and &ROXPELD +DOO /H[ introduces them to college ington Ave. students and graduates. In- There is no cost, and din- formation will also be given ner is being provided. about the college admis- The Daily Astorian ® ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Oregon Weather Today Plenty of sun 50° Portland 46/29 Corvallis 43/21 Eugene 43/20 34° Friday The Dalles 37/22 Astoria 50/34 Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are Today’s highs and tomorrow night’s lows Pendleton 29/14 Salem 45/25 Albany 45/21 Ontario 40/9 Bend 29/5 Saturday Plenty of sunshine College’s Keefe examines energy policy Burns 30/-6 Medford 42/22 The Daily Astorian Klamath Falls 36/11 Plenty of sunshine Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 52° 34° 51° Sunday Monday Plenty of sunshine 50° 33° Sunny to partly cloudy 34° 49° 37° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High ........................................... 47° Low ............................................ 32° Normal high ............................... 51° Normal low ................................. 39° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.00" Month to date ........................ 14.77" Normal month to date ............. 9.16" Year to date ........................... 53.22" Normal year to date .............. 55.38" Sunrise today ................... Sunset tonight .................. Moonrise today ................ Moonset today ................. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend 7:31 a.m. 7:32 a.m. 5:50 p.m. 8:02 a.m. Last New First Full Dec 2 Dec 11 Dec 18 Dec 25 Hi 30 30 55 41 49 36 43 49 55 Fri. Lo 1 5 36 20 39 11 22 33 33 Hi 66 62 42 22 34 56 60 32 84 59 35 54 62 69 80 68 78 64 37 68 57 32 56 46 64 Fri. Lo 49 49 30 8 22 33 40 18 74 37 26 35 40 58 69 54 64 51 29 49 37 16 38 31 49 W s s s s s c s s s National Cities City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 43 23 s 29 11 s 46 29 s 41 28 s 45 25 s 50 37 s 33 17 s 46 29 s 39 16 s Hi 43 28 47 43 44 50 33 46 39 Fri. Lo 23 14 29 26 25 36 18 27 18 W s s s s s s s s s Tonight's Sky: Aries the Ram resembles shape of a 'slice of pie' for Thanksgiving. W pc pc r sn c r sh c pc r i pc sh t sh c c pc r pc r pc s s pc Personal laptops are encour- aged but not required. Keefe holds a master’s degree in physics from Portland State University, and has taught physics at the college since 1991. He has presented over a dozen invited talks and workshops on e nergy in the 21st c entu- ry to the American Associ- ation of Physics Teachers, the Pacific Northwest Asso- ciation for College Physics, and the National Science Teachers Association. Nov. 22, 2015 SKAGGS, Bonnie Jean, 73, of Astoria, died in Port- land. Hughes-Ransom Mortu- ary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. James Stacy Leach, 47, of Clatskanie, for unlawful pos- session of heroin and meth- amphetamine, second-degree WKHIW ¿UVWGHJUHH FULPLQDO trespass and for a felony war- rant at Home Depot. Leach allegedly stole $216 worth of merchandise. Crash • At 4:26 p.m. Monday, Dennis Nelson, 68, of Kent, Washington, was cited for making a dangerous left turn IURP86+LJKZD\RQWR Ensign Lane that resulted in a two-vehicle crash. Nelson was driving a Toyota Avalon with his wife in the passen- ger seat when the car collided with a Subaru Forester travel- ing northbound on Highway &UHZV KDG WR H[WUDFW Nelson and his wife from the car using the Jaws of Life. Nelson’s wife was transported by Medix for cuts and chest pain. The 27-year-old woman driving the Subaru had neck pain, but was not transported. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Today’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 2:14 a.m. 8.5 ft. 1:37 p.m. 10.0 ft. Time 7:48 a.m. 8:40 p.m. Low 2.3 ft. -1.2 ft. Today’s National Weather Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 63 51 pc Boston 55 48 c Chicago 58 40 sh Denver 26 9 sn Des Moines 46 26 r Detroit 57 51 c El Paso 70 52 t Fairbanks 32 20 sn Honolulu 83 74 c Indianapolis 60 53 c Kansas City 61 29 r Las Vegas 55 37 s Los Angeles 63 44 pc Memphis 70 59 c Miami 80 71 sh Nashville 69 55 pc New Orleans 76 66 c New York 60 51 c Oklahoma City 68 33 r Philadelphia 65 45 c St. Louis 67 55 c Salt Lake City 37 20 sn San Francisco 55 39 s Seattle 45 32 s Washington, DC 62 46 pc Clatsop Community Col- lege and the Fort George Brewery and Public House’s next Ales & Ideas commu- nity lecture is being held Dec. 3 at the Lovell Show- room at the corner of 14th and Duane streets. College p hysics i nstruc- tor Pat Keefe is presenting “Can Anybody Here Count? Developing an Energy Pol- icy for the U.S.” The doors open at 6 p.m., and the pro- gram begins at 7 p.m. Mi- nors are welcome. In this interactive pre- sentation, Keefe helps audi- ence members come up with their desired energy policy for the U.S. He will begin by intro- ducing a spreadsheet that can be used to complete all calculations necessary to help anyone develop a realistic energy policy that considers all the energy needed to assure a cold beer on tap for one’s enjoyment. Death Under the Sky Today Hi Lo W 31 3 s 29 5 s 55 36 s 43 21 s 49 39 s 36 14 s 42 23 s 49 34 s 52 33 s sions process and how to earn six free credits while building skills through the college’s Lives in Transi- tions program. Sign up today to reserve a seat. Register online at www.clatsopcc.edu/new- career. For questions, call 6WXGHQW 6HUYLFHV DW 338-2411. Fronts Cold Warm Stationary Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS On the record Theft $W SP 1RY Warrenton Police arrested Mi- guel Garcia-Villanueva, 38, RI:DUUHQWRQIRU¿UVWGHJUHH theft after an investigation into Garcia-Villanueva, an employee at Fred Meyer, for stealing items from the store, not ringing up items and giv- ing items away. He allegedly stole $1,339 worth of mer- chandise. • At 2:46 p.m. Monday, Warrenton Police arrested OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, IRUYHWHUDQVDÀDJV\PERODWQRFKDUJH7KHGHDGOLQHIRUDOORELWXDULHVLVDPWKHEXVLQHVV day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. 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