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Newspaper Page TextNORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, November 26, 2015 Brown adviser traveling to Paris climate talks Greenhouse gas offset registry picking up the tab ened by climate change,” Pair wrote in an emailed statement. “Oregon is already experiencing the impacts of increased drought, devastating IRUHVW¿UHV¿VKGLHRIIVIURP increased water temperature, and less snowpack that leads to less water supply. Future generations will rightly judge the morality and leadership of this generation not by the fact of climate change, but how we responded. Ruchi’s partic- ipation in the world climate conference in Paris is essential to ensuring that Oregonians have a seat at the table as the world decides how to mitigate climate change and adapt to the challenges climate change brings.” Oregon taxpayers will not pick up the tab for the trip. Rather, the Los Angeles-based QRQSUR¿W &OLPDWH $FWLRQ Reserve will pay for Sadhir’s travel, just as the group did for California Gov. Jerry Brown and other members of the delegation. Climate Action Reserve advocates “market-based polices and solutions” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the group is involved in registering carbon offset projects through California’s cap-and-trade program. In California, Gov. Jerry Brown has been promoting non-binding agreements between cities, By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown’s energy policy adviser, Ruchi Sadhir, will travel to Paris next week as part of a delegation from Cali- fornia, Oregon, Washington, Illinois and Tennessee at the international climate talks in Paris. The trip is being paid for by a California-based envi- ronmental organization that operates the largest accredited greenhouse gas offset registry for the California cap-and- trade program. The focus of the United Nations summit is to work on a new international agreement between nations to address climate change. Individual states are not involved in the talks. Sadhir did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday afternoon about what she hopes to achieve during the trip. However, Chris Pair, Brown’s press secretary, said it is important for Oregon to have a “seat at the table” during the talks. “Gov. Brown believes Oregon’s unique and special way of life is being threat- BRIEFLY Second tiny fuel leak found at nuclear plant “Oregon is already experiencing the im- pacts of increased drought, devastating forest ires, ish die-offs from increased water temperature, and less snowpack that leads to less water supply.” RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A leak the size of a pinhole has been discovered in a second fuel rod at Energy North- west’s nuclear power plant near Richland. The Tri-City Herald reports that this week’s discovery of the defect at the Columbia Generating Station comes after another leak was detected last week. The tiny leaks could be caused by a manufacturing glitch or by a foreign object. The exact cause will not be determined until the plant’s next refueling outage in May 2017, when the plant will power down by about 0.3 percent per day. The discovery of both leaks was prompted by ¿QGLQJVWKDWVKRZHG slightly higher levels of xenon and krypton gasses in the reactor’s recircula- tion system. Despite the leaks, the plant is still producing electricity at full power, and no radiation leaks have been reported outside the plant. — Chris Pair, Gov. Kate Brown’s press secretary states and provinces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown appointed Sadhir in September to replace energy policy adviser Margi Hoffman, who had also served as former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s energy adviser. Sadhir previously worked as a senior policy adviser at the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Sadhir is the only member of the delegation from Oregon, according to Jennifer Weiss, a spokeswoman for Climate Action Reserve. Weiss wrote in an email that the delegation “is largely California state legislators and JRYHUQPHQWRI¿FLDOVEXWDOVR LQFOXGHV RI¿FLDOV IURP D IHZ other states, environmental QRQSUR¿W UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV DQG sponsors.” The Los Angeles Times has reported that billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer will be part of the group traveling to Paris, as well as former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Weiss declined to reveal on Tuesday how much the group will pay for Sadhir’s trip to Paris, but wrote in email that “We will also be providing gift reporting letters to the JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FLDOV WKDW ZH are paying for and those will be reported in their (Cali- fornia Fair Political Practices &RPPLVVLRQ¿OLQJV´ Weiss also wrote that the group annually discloses all of its funding sources to the IRS LQWD[¿OLQJV Oregon’s government HWKLFV ODZ DOORZV QRQSUR¿WV WR SD\ IRU SXEOLF RI¿FLDOV¶ expenses “for attendance at D FRQYHQWLRQ IDFW¿QGLQJ mission or trip, conference or other meeting if the public RI¿FLDOLVVFKHGXOHGWRGHOLYHU a speech, make a presentation, participate on a panel or represent state government,” according to the statute. The Paris conference begins Nov. 30 and runs through Dec. 11. Sadhir will depart for Paris on Dec. 5, Pair said. State delays change Medicaid coverage of back pain treatment Court revives Oregon suit over ‘phantom recall’ of Motrin Former Oregon state Attorney General John Kroger sued the company and two subsidiaries in January 2011, saying the “phantom recall” exposed consumers to defective supplies of the pain reliever and violated the state’s unlawful trade practices act. The Appeals Court said Wednesday a trial judge dismissed the case incor- rectly three years ago. Lawyers for Johnson & Johnson argued that the ¿UPV GLG QRW YLRODWH WKH trade practices act because there was no proof the defec- tive product was ever sold in Oregon. The Appeals Court disagreed. “The actionable conduct was the failure to inform Oregonians of a By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND — A lawsuit over Johnson & Johnson’s buyback of defective Motrin pills has been given new life by the Oregon Court of Appeals. Johnson & Johnson discovered in late 2008 that supplies of the painkiller manufactured in Puerto Rico failed to dissolve properly, an issue that could lessen effectiveness. Instead of notifying customers with a recall, the company hired a contractor to send secret shoppers out to buy the bad product from store shelves. The unique approach eventually came to light, prompting a congres- sional inquiry in 2010. opinion. The drafted instructions WR ¿HOG HPSOR\HHV VWUHVVHG the program’s secretive nature. “You should simply ‘act’ like a regular customer while making these purchases,” the instructions said. “THERE MUST BE NO MENTION OF THIS BEING A RECALL OF THE PRODUCT! If asked, simply state that your employer is checking the distribution chain of this product and needs to have some of it purchased for the project.” In July 2009, a concerned secret shopper alerted the Oregon Board of Pharmacy, ZKLFK WKHQ QRWL¿HG WKH federal Food and Drug Administration. known material risk that the Motrin they were purchasing might be defective,” Chief Judge Rick Haselton wrote in sending the case back to trial court. James McDermott, a lawyer representing Johnson & Johnson, told the Asso- ciated Press that the trial court correctly dismissed the state’s case. “And we believe that the Oregon Supreme Court will reach the same conclusion,” McDermott said. 7KH ¿UVW SKDVH RI WKH buyback program took place in March and April 2009, and it was designed to survey the amount of defective product on shelves. 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The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. ClassiÀed Advertising: FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Copyright © 2015, EO Media Group TODAY BEND (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority is delaying the rollout of changes to the state’s Medicaid program that would allow patients to seek alternatives to painkillers and surgery to cope with back pain. The new coverage policy was slated to take effect Jan. 1, but now Spokane Wenatchee 33/17 36/21 Tacoma Moses 43/25 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 38/17 36/19 47/29 43/23 39/16 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 42/22 27/19 Lewiston 37/15 Astoria 34/19 50/34 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 46/29 Pendleton 28/5 The Dalles 34/13 29/11 37/22 La Grande Salem 34/9 45/25 Albany Corvallis 45/22 43/22 John Day 36/7 Ontario Eugene Bend 40/13 43/21 29/5 Caldwell Burns 36/15 30/-2 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 50 31 29 55 30 28 43 29 34 36 36 34 34 42 49 52 40 35 29 46 30 45 33 30 46 27 39 Lo 34 3 5 36 -2 5 21 10 13 7 14 9 12 23 34 33 13 16 11 29 3 25 17 2 29 19 16 W s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s pc s s s s s s s s s s NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. Hi 52 30 30 55 25 29 41 28 32 35 36 34 35 43 49 55 32 33 28 47 32 44 33 30 46 27 39 Lo 34 1 5 36 -6 4 20 10 16 8 11 8 11 22 33 33 9 16 14 29 6 25 18 3 27 20 18 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s s s s c s s s s pc c s s s s s c s s s s s s s s s s WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 25 73 67 52 73 24 47 52 32 98 57 Lo 8 61 57 46 49 15 36 44 20 62 51 W s c pc pc pc pc pc r c s r Fri. Hi 27 72 69 55 73 26 47 56 35 73 58 Lo 15 67 53 37 51 21 41 41 24 64 48 W pc pc s r pc pc c c pc pc s WINDS Medford 42/23 Klamath Falls 36/14 (in mph) Today Friday Boardman Pendleton NE 3-6 VAR 3-6 VAR 3-6 VAR 2-4 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Plenty of sunshine today. Clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow. Eastern and Central Oregon: Cold today; plenty of sunshine, but some clouds in the south and upper Treasure Valley. Western Washington: Plenty of sunshine today. Clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow. Eastern Washington: Mostly sunny today. Mainly clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow. Cascades: Plenty of sunshine, but cold today. Clear tonight; cold. Mostly sunny tomorrow. Northern California: Very cold in the interior mountains today; plenty of sunshine elsewhere. 0 1 1 will be delayed for an undetermined amount of time, The (Bend) Bulletin reports. Some fear the delay means there will be less support for doctors who are trying to prescribe prescription painkillers. “It’s particularly unfortunate because of the push on opioids,” said Dr. Alison Little, medical GLUHFWRUIRU3DFL¿F6RXUFH Community Solutions. “It’s a statewide initiative to get opioid use down. It would be a lot easier if we had these other therapies to direct people to.” An Oregon Health Authority spokeswoman said the authority is looking for a way to let the entire package of guidelines on back pain take effect at the same time. Under the new pack- pain coverage policy, Oregon Health Plan patients would be allotted as many as 30 visits a year for alternative therapies, including physical therapy, acupuncture or other treatments. Those alternative treatments can be more e In 2014, the Oregon Health Plan spent $9.5 million on back pain-related surgery and $4.3 million on opioid prescriptions. The delay comes as Central Oregon health care providers are preparing to begin limiting the daily dose of opiate drugs they prescribe. Starting in January, all OHP patients will be limited to the equivalent of 120 milligrams of morphine. 2I¿FLDOVVD\WKHGHOD\ ties into the fact that OHA is adjusting rates for coordinated care organizations. 1 0 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 -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: Rain will drench areas from central Texas to the Great Lakes region today. Snow will fall from northern Michigan to the central Rockies as an area of sleet and freezing rain develops over the central Plains. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 85° in Fort Stockton, Texas Low -3° in Havre, Mont. 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