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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 Jordan Cove LNG backers appeal federal permit denial 7KH FRPSDQLHV ¿OHG D “request for a rehearing” with the Federal Energy Regulatory The companies backing Commission on Friday. In early March, the com- the Jordan Cove energy proj- ect in southern Oregon have mission denied the project, appealed a federal decision saying backers didn’t prove denying permits needed to there was a market for the fuel. move forward. &RQVHTXHQWO\ WKH EHQH¿W RI 7KH &DQDGLDQ HQHUJ\ ¿UP the project did not outweigh Veresen and the Williams pipe- the negative impacts to private line company propose to build landowners in its path. a natural gas liquefaction facil- Environmental groups ity and export terminal in Coos cheered the decision, as did Bay. Construction of a 230- some local landowners who mile pipeline that will connect fear their property will be the terminal with natural gas taken through eminent domain supplies in the inland West is to make way for the pipeline. But since the March 11 being proposed as well. By JES BURNS Oregon Public Broadcasting denial, Jordan Cove has announced preliminary sales deals with two Japanese companies. “That certainly indicates there’s commercial interest and a market for the capacity and for the project itself,” said Williams spokesman George Angerbauer. Federal regulators have several options in front of them. They can grant or deny a rehearing or extend the process timeline. They have 30 days to respond. Despite the regulatory com- mission’s denial of the project, the companies have continued moving forward with plans. In addition to pursuing LNG customers abroad, Versen said LW KDV OLQHG XS VHYHUDO ¿UPV stateside who are interested LQXVLQJWKH3DFL¿F&RQQHFWRU Pipeline, which would cross four Oregon counties before linking up with another natu- ral gas line on the Oregon-Cal- ifornia border. Backers also continue to pursue right-of-way deals with private landowners in the pro- posed pipeline’s path – and state permits needed for the project to move forward. “Through the request for rehearing and this new infor- mation, I think that we con- tinue to move forward with that project,” said Jordan Cove spokesman Michael Hinrichs. “And therefore we would like other agencies to continue moving forward with theirs until FERC reconsiders the project.” These other agencies are where opponents of the project are focusing their most recent organizing efforts. On Tues- day, anti-LNG groups plan to travel to Salem and attend the State Land Board meeting. “This FERC denial actu- ally gives the state some good guidance for their own deni- als,” said No LNG organizer Apple Goeckner. The Department of State Lands is considering easement DQG D ³UHPRYDO¿OO´ UHTXHVW from the project. No discus- sion is planned on the State Land Board’s meeting agenda. Goeckner said she believes that federal regulators will hold their ground and stick with the original denial. But they aren’t taking any chances. “We believe for this thing to be dead, we would like the state denials as well,” she said. Original story at http://bit. ly/1Q5hVM4 Grant Count sheriff intends Arizona lawmaker drops ban on journalists who refuse checks to sue city, its employees Media groups had criticized the move Allegations related to refuge standoff actions By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press By SEAN HART Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — Sher- iff Glenn Palmer has given notice he intends to sue the city of John Day and its employees for a list of allegations stemming from actions related to the occu- pation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Palmer’s attorney, Ben- jamin Boyd from Hostetter Law Group in Enterprise, sent a tort claim notice to the city earlier this month that states Palmer will assert claims for damages against the city, John Day dis- patch employees, City Man- ager Peggy Gray and Police Chief Richard Gray. The QRWLFHLVUHTXLUHGEHIRUH¿O- ing a lawsuit against a pub- lic body. In the notice, Boyd said, as Palmer was traveling to a roadblock near Seneca after the law enforcement action Jan. 26 that led to the arrest of most of the occu- pation leaders and the death of one, city dispatchers falsely determined a passen- ger with Palmer was a mili- tia member. He said the pas- senger was actually Grant County District Attorney Jim Carpenter. Boyd said Palmer asked DQ XQLGHQWL¿HG GLVSDWFKHU Glenn Palmer for an update, who “know- ingly and/or recklessly” withheld information from Palmer that had been relayed previously to a variety of other law enforcement agen- cies. Palmer and Carpenter’s lives were in danger, Boyd said, as they proceeded to the police roadblock with RI¿FHUV EHOLHYLQJ 3DOPHU was traveling with a militia member. Boyd also alleges the dis- patchers breached the con- tract to “provide appropriate information to authorized personnel” between the city DQGWKHVKHULII¶VRI¿FH The notice goes on to list complaints against John Day’s dispatch man- ager, police chief and city manager. Dispatch manager Val- erie Luttrell and Rich- ard Gray both filed com- plaints against Palmer after the Jan. 26 incident with the Department of Pub- lic Safety Standards and Training. The state police licensing agency recom- THE DAILY ASTORIAN W EDNESDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 mended the complaints be investigated by the Ore- gon Department of Jus- tice, which has opened an investigation. Boyd said Luttrell’s complaints that Palmer “openly shows his support” for the occupiers and “their cause on social media” are false, as is the allegation he was “consorting with” the occupiers. Similarly, he said Richard Gray’s com- plaints that Palmer shows “involvement and support” for the occupiers is false. Boyd said both city employees consulted with City Manager Peggy Gray before filing the com- plaints on city letterhead using their official email accounts. Peggy Gray said the city does not comment on pend- ing litigation. “This will eventually be resolved in the courtroom — and until there is public resolution, this statement will stand on its own,” she said. PHOENIX — The speaker of the Arizona House of Rep- resentatives allowed journal- ists who refused to submit to extensive background checks EDFN RQ WR WKH ÀRRU RI WKH chamber Tuesday amid pres- sure from lawmakers and the public over the sudden shift in decades-old policy. The announcement came ¿YH GD\V DIWHU 5HSXEOLFDQ House Speaker David Gowan banned reporters who refused to comply with new secu- rity rules requiring exten- sive criminal and civil back- ground checks. He said the checks were needed after several disruptions in pub- lic areas in the House and the Capitol. Media organizations crit- icized the move, saying it could hinder the ability to hold lawmakers accountable. Journalists covered House ÀRRUVHVVLRQVIURPWKHSXEOLF gallery area in the meantime but lost access to lawmakers. Journalists who routinely cover the House receive cre- dentials and get access to WKH FKDPEHU¶V ÀRRU WKURXJK an electronic key card. For decades, there have been desks for them to do their work. When the House isn’t in session, reporters can talk to lawmakers and ask ques- tions about important legisla- tion and other matters. It’s a key method for journalists to get to know and understand the positions of lawmakers in both major parties. While reporters will again EH DOORZHG RQ WKH ÀRRU Gowan will not restore key- card access that allowed jour- nalists to freely come and go from the chamber, spokes- woman Stephanie Grisham said. Instead, reporters will have to sign in with the chief FOHUN WR JHW WR WKH ÀRRU DQG sign out when they leave. She acknowledged the backlash that erupted after the decision to bar reporters. “He has heard his mem- bers, and he has heard the public, and he has compro- mised,” Grisham said of Gowan. Gowan changed the rules after the Arizona Capitol Times reported in January that the lawmaker was using a state vehicle and collect- ing per diems while trav- eling the state to campaign for Congress. Gowan repaid the state more than $12,000 after the report and took the unusual step of asking the Arizona attorney general to investigate whether he broke the law. He has denied he intentionally misused state resources. The publisher of the Cap- itol Times suggested the changes had to do with its investigative journalism that has exposed Gowan to height- ened scrutiny. The policy Gowan imposed would bar anyone convicted of a felony LISTINGS A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach in the past 10 years or mis- GHPHDQRUVZLWKLQ¿YH\HDUV The Capitol Times reporter who discovered Gowan’s vehicle use would have been banned because of a minor misdemeanor conviction. House Democrats in par- ticular publicly criticized the policy, and the Democratic leader said Tuesday that Gowan and Majority Leader Steve Montenegro “created a diversion from doing the work the people and our con- stituents sent us here to do.” “Obviously, we think it should have never been done LW WKH ¿UVW SODFH ² WKHUH was never any risk from a reporter,” said Rep. Eric Meyer, the minority leader. “This took us away from the task at hand, which is to DGGUHVVWKHEXGJHW¿QLVKXS session, fund our schools and invest in our universities.” But Gowan did not apolo- gize for barring reporters. “The safety and security of the employees and mem- bers who work in the build- ing remain a priority for lead- ership and me,” Gowan wrote in a letter to House members. “I had a duty to everyone who works in the House to act quickly and decisively to provide a safe environment in the wake of the chaotic and potentially dangerous events that you all witnessed on March 28.” That was the day a pro- tester in the public gallery was arrested after a distur- bance related to lengthy wait times in Arizona’s presiden- tial primary. Evening listings WEDNESDAY A PRIL 13 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 Jeopardy! 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