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143RD YEAR, NO. 173 DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 ONE DOLLAR Warrenton denies LNG terminal, OKs pipeline 2UHJRQ/1*H[SHFWHGWRDSSHDOGHFLVLRQ By ERICK BENGEL The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — A hearings RI¿FHUKDVGHQLHGWKHODQGXVHDSSOL- FDWLRQV IRU 2UHJRQ /1*¶V SURSRVHG terminal on the Skipanon Peninsula, VWDWLQJWKDWWKHSURMHFWZLOODGYHUVHO\ LPSDFW¿VKKDELWDWDQG¿VKLQJDFWLY- ity in the Lower Columbia River Estuary. +RZHYHU WKH KHDULQJV RI¿FHU DSSURYHG ZLWK FRQGLWLRQV WKH VHS- DUDWH DSSOLFDWLRQV IRU PLOHV RI WKH SLSHOLQHWKDWZRXOGVHUYHWKHWHUPLQDO 7KH ORQJDZDLWHG SDLU RI GHFL- sions from Daniel Kearns, a city-ap- SRLQWHGODQGXVHDWWRUQH\IURP3RUW- ODQG FDPH )ULGD\ PRUQLQJ VL[ PRQWKVDIWHUVFRUHVRISHRSOHWHVWL¿HG IRUDQGDJDLQVWWKHELOOLRQSURMHFW RYHUDWZRGD\KHDULQJDWWKH:DUUHQ- ton Community Center. 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