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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 GOP seeks forest rules reform after wildﬁ res Faster approval for tree cutting As of Thursday, six large ﬁ res were still burning in the West, including four in California. By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Thin ﬁ re-prone trees WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans are tar- geting environmental rules to allow faster approval for tree cutting in national forests in response to the deadly wild- ﬁ res in California. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Califor- nia, said lawmakers will vote next week on a bill to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning projects on federal lands. The GOP argues the actions will reduce the risk of ﬁ re. The Republican bill “includes reforms to keep our forests healthy and less susceptible to the types of ﬁ res that ravaged our state this month,” McCarthy said Thursday. California has declared a public health emergency in the northern part of the state, where ﬁ res that began in early October have killed at least 42 people, making them the deadliest series of wild- ﬁ res in state history. Author- ities have warned residents returning to the ruins of their homes to beware of possi- ble hazardous residues in the ashes, and required them to sign forms acknowledging the danger. The GOP bill is one of at least three being considered in Congress to address wildﬁ res. The other measures in Con- gress include a bipartisan Sen- ate bill that would authorize more than $100 million to help at-risk communities prevent wildﬁ res and create a pilot pro- gram to cut down trees in the most ﬁ re-prone areas. The bill also calls for detailed reviews of any wildﬁ re that burns over 100,000 acres. Barrasso’s bill would waive environmental reviews for projects up to 6,000 acres and overturn a federal court decision that forced more consultation between the For- est Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service on forest management projects. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ari- zona, said the House GOP bill ignores climate change and does little more than waive existing laws. “Denying science and waiving the National Envi- ronmental Policy Act is the Republican prescription for everything,” said Grijalva, the senior Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee. The panel’s chairman, Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah, called the GOP bill “the only solution on the table to bend the cost curve of ﬁ re sup- pression and prevent wild- ﬁ res from becoming uncon- trollable, life-threatening calamities.” AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez An aerial view shows the devastation of the Coffey Park neighborhood after a wildfire swept through it in Santa Rosa, California. Republicans and the tim- ber industry have long com- plained about environmental rules that make it difﬁ cult to cut down trees to reduce ﬁ re risk. Plans to harvest trees on federal lands can take years to win approval. Democrats and environ- mental groups decry GOP pol- icies they say would bypass important environmental laws to clear-cut vast swaths of national forests, harming wildlife and the environment. Democrats also complain that Republican proposals don’t acknowledge or address root causes for increasingly severe wildﬁ re seasons, such as climate change or increased development near forest lands. Failed to conserve Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wy- oming, said Congress needs to act. “We must ask ourselves: What kind of future are we leaving for the next genera- Washington state rejects lease application for coal-export terminal Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. — A state agency has rejected a request to use state-owned aquatic lands for a major coal-export terminal along the Columbia River. The Department of Nat- ural Resources nixed a pro- posal Wednesday by North- west Alloys, which holds a lease with the state, to make construction changes related to the Millennium Bulk Ter- minal-Longview project in Longview. Northwest Alloys sub- mitted the request in August months after the depart- ment shot down its request to sublease the state’s lands to Millennium. Northwest Alloys and Millennium have appealed that decision and a Cowlitz County judge is hearing arguments today. Public Lands Commis- sioner Hilary Franz told Northwest Alloys in a letter Wednesday that it is in the state’s best interest to deny the request at this time. She cited several factors includ- ing that the state Department of Ecology’s denied the proj- ect a water quality permit. Millennium President Bill Chapman said as of Wednes- day evening he had not received any notice from the state but said after obtaining the letter from a journalist that with further discussion they will resubmit the plans as the letter speciﬁ es. The company on Tues- day sued Ecology, arguing regulators unfairly denied the project the water quality permit. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 45 Clear ALMANAC Abundant sunshine and delightful Tillamook 41/65 Plenty of sunshine Full Salem 43/69 Newport 49/61 Nov 3 Coos Bay 49/61 New Nov 10 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 1:58 a.m. 2:35 p.m. Low 1.3 ft. 3.5 ft. W s s c s pc r s sn pc r pc s s r pc pc c s s s pc s s s s Hi 60 66 45 57 46 47 69 37 84 45 50 84 87 53 82 52 61 68 56 72 49 64 71 66 71 Sat. Lo 37 55 31 41 27 35 45 27 71 31 29 60 64 34 71 34 45 62 35 60 31 43 54 47 56 Ontario 36/66 Burns 29/67 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. — About 80,000 gallons of feces, urine and laundry waste rushed into the Columbia River on Wednesday. The Columbian reports that the untreated sewage spewed into the river while a contrac- tor was calibrating pumps at Vancouver’s Westside Waste- water Treatment facility. This is the second such spill into the river in the past four weeks. The ﬁ rst release was about 400,000 gallons of raw sewage and 110,000 gallons of partially treated sewage. Vancouver Public Infor- mation Ofﬁ cer Loretta Cal- lahan said the spills are not related. The Department of Ecol- ogy is investigating both incidents. The city could be directed to make speciﬁ c ﬁ xes or receive a notice of viola- tion. A ﬁ ne is also a possibility. Nominations open for local volunteer awards The Daily Astorian The Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce is taking applications for the region’s annual citizens of the year honors. The George Award, named after a tongue-in-cheek state- ment about getting some- one else to take care of a task, honors people in Astoria who embody service and dedica- tion. The Richard Ford Distin- guished Service Award, named after a former building inspec- tor, ﬁ re chief and volunteer, does the same in Warrenton. Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Dec. 1. The winners will be announced during the chamber’s annual banquet Jan. 27. Download an application at oldoregon.com, or pick one up at the chamber ofﬁ ce — 111 W. Marine Drive — or Warrenton City Hall — 225 S. Main Ave. Disorderly conduct • At 12:54 a.m. Friday, Joshua Daniel Kiley, 35, of Opa-locka, Florida , was arrested by the Astoria Police Department on the 2890 block of Marine Drive and charged with second-degree disor- derly conduct. He allegedly was on top of another man on the sidewalk outside Annie’s Saloon and punching him. The alleged victim sustained injuries to his face but did not wish to pursue assault charges. ON THE RECORD Assault • At 11:48 a,m. Thursday, John Donaghue, 54, of Sea- side, was arrested by the Sea- side Police Department on the 1860 block of Spruce Drive and charged with fourth-de- gree assault and menacing. PUBLIC MEETINGS LOTTERIES Klamath Falls 35/73 Lakeview 30/74 Ashland 49/79 Hi 66 63 64 68 66 72 80 70 69 67 Today Lo 31 37 52 43 46 35 45 43 49 49 W s s s s s s s s s pc Hi 69 71 63 67 62 73 78 68 61 61 Sat. Lo W 32 s 40 s 51 s 44 s 46 s 33 s 45 s 43 s 49 s 49 s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 63 60 69 72 71 69 56 68 67 65 Today Lo 38 38 47 49 43 44 38 44 44 36 W s s s s s s s s s s Hi 67 63 70 71 69 64 60 69 67 64 Sat. Lo W 40 s 40 s 46 s 50 s 45 s 45 s 39 s 46 s 44 s 35 s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t s c pc c r s pc pc c pc s s pc r pc pc s s s c s s s pc Raw sewage spills into Columbia River WEDNESDAY Warrenton Town Hall, 7 p.m., on the library levy and city parks, City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Seaside Improvement Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Gearhart City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Paciﬁ c Way. TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 73 62 46 45 42 58 66 36 85 49 45 85 89 59 83 69 81 63 51 65 49 62 78 65 68 Baker 31/69 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend unmanaged federal forests have wreaked havoc on our envi- ronment, polluting our air and water and destroying thousands of acres of wildlife habitat.” The ﬂ urry of legislation comes as the Forest Service has spent a record $2.4 billion battling forest ﬁ res in one of the nation’s worst ﬁ re seasons. Wildﬁ res have burned nearly 9 million acres across the coun- try, with much of the devasta- tion in California, Oregon and Montana. MONDAY Astoria School Board, 5:30 p.m., special meeting to interview board candidates, Capt. Robert Gray third-ﬂ oor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 UNDER THE SKY Today Lo 55 48 36 28 29 37 42 26 70 31 27 61 64 35 73 38 49 53 28 51 35 40 55 46 52 La Grande 35/67 Roseburg 49/71 Brookings 51/66 Nov 18 John Day 42/73 Bend 37/71 Medford 45/78 Tonight's Sky: First Quarter Moon (3:22 p.m.). High 6.7 ft. 6.7 ft. Prineville 36/72 Lebanon 44/69 Eugene 43/67 Last Pendleton 38/63 The Dalles 41/66 Portland 47/70 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:09 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:51 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 2:33 p.m. Moonset today ................................... none City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 60 42 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 45/64 SUN AND MOON Time 8:59 a.m. 8:01 p.m. Low clouds and fog, then some sun TUESDAY 63 39 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 8.93" Normal month to date ....................... 4.64" Year to date .................................... 62.14" Normal year to date ........................ 44.88" Oct 27 60 45 Plenty of sunshine Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 64°/41° Normal high/low ........................... 58°/43° Record high ............................ 74° in 1908 Record low ............................. 32° in 1996 First MONDAY 64 44 tion when we have failed to conserve federal forests that overwhelm the sky with thick smoke and ash when they burn?” asked Barrasso, chief sponsor of the Senate GOP bill and chairman of the Sen- ate Environment and Public Works Committee. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, sponsor of the House bill, said ﬁ res devastat- ing communities across Cali- fornia, Montana and other west- ern states show “how years of OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 0-9-6-7 4 p.m.: 5-0-1-2 7 p.m.: 4-0-6-7 10 p.m.: 0-9-1-7 Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 04-07-11-13-FREE-18- 22-27-30 Estimated jackpot: $25,000 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 8-2-5 Thursday’s Keno: 03-04-08-09-16-17-23-26-27- 33-35-40-43-45-48-49-54-69-71-76 Thursday’s Match 4: 05-06-15-16 OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. 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