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Page 2A NORTHWEST East Oregonian Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Oil-by-rail continues sharp rise %LOOEDQQLQJHFLJDUHWWHVDOH to minors moves to Senate City, said the devices prep teens to become smokers. Oregon is one of just nine states that do not ban sales of e-cigarettes to minors, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The bill also would bar use of e-cigarettes by adults where smok- ing is already banned under the Or- egon Indoor Clean Air Act, which was extended to bars and taverns in 2009. Some representatives raised questions about providing an ex- emption for shops where vaporiz- ing devices are sold. They also say they do not want to discourage use of e-cigarettes by adults who seek to quit smoking. “I don’t want kids to buy it or have access to it,” Rep. Bill Post, R-Keizer, said. “On the other hand, I don’t want to classify it as a cig- arette if it’s a way to get people off cigarettes.” 7KHELOODOVRDOORZVIRUVSHFL¿HG facilities to allow use of vaporizers by medical-marijuana patients, who hold state cards. Those vaporizers differ from e-cigarettes. — The Capital Bureau is a File photo/Pamplin Media Group collaboration between EO Media A bill approved March 2 by the Oregon House would ban the Group and Pamplin Media Group. sale of e-cigarettes to minors. By PETER WONG Capital Bureau SALEM — Sales of e-cigarettes to teenagers would be banned, and use of e-cigarettes would be banned in most indoor settings, under a bill that has cleared the Oregon House. $YRWH0RQGD\VHQW+RXVH %LOOWRWKH6HQDWH The bill would ban sales of e-cig- arettes — under the bill, they are known as “inhalant delivery sys- WHPV´²WRWKRVH\RXQJHUWKDQ similar to an existing ban of sales of regular cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors. E-cigarettes do not contain to- bacco. They are battery-powered devices that create a vapor mix from OLTXLGQLFRWLQHÀDYRULQJVDQGRWKHU chemicals, which are inhaled. “Children are highly suscepti- ble to the dangers of nicotine,” said Rep. Kathleen Taylor, D-Milwaukie, WKH ELOO¶V ÀRRU PDQDJHU DQG RQH RI its chief sponsors. “We’ve been successful in decreasing the rate of tobacco use among youth, but teen use of e-cigarettes has risen and will continue to rise, threatening that suc- cess.” Rep. Bill Kennemer, R-Oregon By ERIC FLORIP The (Vancouver) Columbian Proposed oil-by-rail facili- WLHV DQG UH¿QHU\ H[SDQVLRQV LQ Washington would be enough to bring nearly 10 oil trains rolling into the state every day by 2020, according to a report from the state Department of Ecology. That’s far more than the two to three trains daily that pass through many counties now. In response to a federal order, rail- roads last year reported that as many as 19 oil trains per week traverse some parts of the state en route to existing facilities. If a slew of new proposals is permitted and fully built during the next few years, that number could soar to 137 or more trains per week, according to the Ecol- ogy report. The detailed report, released Monday, offers the clearest picture yet of how — and how much — oil moves through Washington in a changing ener- gy landscape. The report comes as state lawmakers in Olympia consider new regulations aimed in improving safety in the wake RI VHYHUDO KLJKSUR¿OH WUDLQ derailments and explosions in- volving crude oil. “When I’m talking to peo- ple around the state, one issue people always ask me about is what we’re going to do to pro- tect our state from the dangers of transporting crude oil,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a released statement. “Increasing numbers of oil trains are coming through Washington and this is our op- portunity to take reasonable and necessary steps to improve pub- lic safety. This is a high priori- ty for Washingtonians, and for me.” Nationwide, the transport of crude oil by rail has continued its rapid growth, reaching an PLOOLRQ EDUUHOV LQ ² up from about 303 million bar- rels in 2013, according to the report. BRIEFLY U of O opens mass vaccination clinic in Idaho and Oregon. Allen was ordered to get a mental health evaluation and pay $11,500 in restitution. Shelter organizers said that won’t cover their costs. EUGENE (AP) — The University of Oregon is opening a mass vaccination clinic Monday at Matthew Knight Arena in the campaign against a blood stream infection that can cause a form of meningitis, called meningococcemia. So far, nearly 3,000 students have received the vaccine. The university hopes to inoculate thousands more this week in a partnership with Lane County Public Health. The disease is believed to be responsible for the death of one student and for making three other students seriously ill this winter. KEZI reports university staff and volunteers will sign up students for health insurance and some uninsured students will get free vaccine that was donated. Senate passes bill to ban pot vending machines AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Brian Davies Pharmacist Jenna Wright administers the Meningitis B vaccine to University of Oregon freshman Drew Russert during a mass vacci- nation clinic at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene on Monday. The Meningitis B vaccine helps protect against the meningococcemia disease that has been diagnosed in four University of Oregon stu- dents, resulting in the death of one of those students. &DWKRDUGHURQ¿YH\HDU pet probation years of probation. For 52-year-old Cynthia Allen, WKDWDOVRPHDQV¿YH\HDUVRIQRFDWV or other animals. The Ontario Argus Observer reports she was sentenced last week. She pleaded guilty in January. VALE (AP) — The owner of DYDQ¿OOHGZLWKFDWVWKDWZHUH malnourished and had only three litter boxes among them has been VHQWHQFHGLQ(DVWHUQ2UHJRQWR¿YH When authorities responded to a complaint about her van in November, they found a brutal VWHQFK¿YHFDWFRUSVHVDQGVRPH cats that had lost one or both eyes. 2IWKHVXUYLYRUVKDYH been adopted and 42 are in shelters Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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A moonlit sky tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow. Eastern and Central Oregon: Plenty of sun today; cold. Clear and cold tonight. Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 26 Eastern Washington: Plenty of sunshine today. A moonlit sky tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow. Cascades: Mostly sunny today. A moonlit sky tonight. Not as cool in central parts tomorrow. Northern California: Plenty of sun today. Clear tonight; cold. Plenty of sun tomorrow. 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Mar 5 64° 32° Seattle 50/32 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 58° 30° NEWS To submit news tips and press releases:FDOO ID[HPDLOQHZV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP REGIONAL CITIES Forecast 2 3 Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sin- cerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the pa- SHUSOHDVHFDOO ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson MSHUNLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ Copyright © 2015, EO Media Group 45° 16° OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to forbid selling marijuana through a drive-through window or in a vending machine. In a 47-0 vote Monday, Senators voted to add the new restriction to the state’s legalized trade in recreational marijuana, which is restricted to sales in state-licensed stores. Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, said the bill would keep marijuana-laced edible products from being supplied in parks, football games and in coffee shop drive-through windows. Senators also voted 45-3 to create a marijuana research license so the drug’s effects can be legally studied by researchers working with the University of Washington and Washington State University. Both bills will next move to the state House for consideration. 2 1 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: A wedge of warm air will be accompanied by rain and thunderstorms from Texas to the Ohio Valley today. Snow will fall from Wyoming and Colorado to northern Michigan. Rain showers will dot the Southwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 86° in Okeechobee, Fla. Low -15° in International Falls, Minn. 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