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INTERIOR SECRETARY POLICY SPEECH
Climate change, ‘extremists’ nature’s new threats
their duties.
The takeover followed an armed
confrontation with government
agents two years ago by Nevada
rancher Cliven Bundy and at least
18 other people. Bundy’s son
Ammon Bundy led the Oregon
standoff.
Besides rejecting the demands
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the dual threats of climate change
and development, Jewell said,
noting that her speech comes as the
National Park Service celebrates its
100th anniversary.
“If we stay on this trajectory,
100 years from now, national parks
and wildlife refuges will be like
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which “isolated islands of conser-
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on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Natural Resources will be visited by crowds akin to
Oversight Committee hearing on the Animas River Spill in Colorado.
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wildlife refuge.
National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon a glimpse of our nation’s remaining
The 41-day standoff this winter in January, demanding that the wildlife and undeveloped patches
“propped up dangerous voices that government turn over the land to RIODQG´
That can’t — and won’t —
reject the rule of law, put commu- locals and release two ranchers
nities and hard-working public LPSULVRQHG IRU VHWWLQJ ¿UHV 7KH happen, Jewell said, if America acts
servants at risk, and fail to appre- standoff left one man dead and now.
“This country’s national parks,
ciate how deeply democratic and exposed simmering anger over
American our national parks and the government’s control of vast forests, refuges and public lands are
some of the most valuable assets
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began her fourth year as Interior
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secretary this month.
indicted on federal charges of “At a time when they face threats
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occupiers took over the Malheur the wildlife refuge from performing we can’t afford to turn our backs on
By MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Interior
Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday
called for “a major course
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conserves its public lands, waters
and wildlife, saying climate change
and other trends threaten natural
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called climate change one of several
threats facing public lands and
water, including an “extreme move-
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them; a push by some politicians to
sell them to the highest bidder; and
increased development nearby.
“Climate change — the most
pressing issue of our time —
threatens our land and water in
existential ways, with longer,
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group, Jewell said natural areas in
the West are disappearing at the rate
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half minutes. The trend is especially
alarming “because healthy, intact
ecosystems are fundamental to the
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Jewell also denounced an armed
takeover of an Oregon national
them. Let us use this special year of
the (Park Service) centennial to set
a new path for conservation in the
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Park Service and other agencies
need to do a better job reaching out
to “underrepresented communi-
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national parks today look like me:
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need to kick off the new century of
American conservation by issuing
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that when a diverse class of fourth-
graders does visit a national park,
“they see park rangers who look
like them, or talk to wildlife biol-
ogists who share their background.
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Jewell said.
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“have ignored important parts of
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calling for more parks and historic
sites focused on women, minorities
and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-
gender groups.
Jewell said she will kick off the
effort herself, traveling to parks and
other sites this summer on what
aides call a “conservation road
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State vendors who owe taxes, other debt continue to be paid
vendors for the Oregon Department
of Transportation might be delin-
quent on taxes or some other debt to
SALEM — For years, contrac- the state worth at least $25.
Bob Estabrook, a spokesman
tors behind on their taxes have been
able to continue collecting checks for the Department of Revenue,
from the state of Oregon because said that quantifying the amount
most state agencies had no proce- of delinquent debt owed by state
dures in place to detect whether contractors is not currently part of
vendors owed taxes or other public the project.
“I don’t know that it would
debt.
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the problem because the state has ¿JXUHWKDWRXW´(VWDEURRNVDLG
State auditors have recom-
not tracked contractor debt, despite
repeated suggestions to do so from mended since 1997 that the govern-
state auditors since the late 1990s. ment intercept future state payments
Agencies started taking initial to contractors who are delinquent
steps to address the problem after on their state debt, according to an
lawmakers passed a bill last year to audit released by the Secretary of
encourage them to identify whether 6WDWH¶V2I¿FHODVWIDOO
The federal government and at
contractors owe money to the state.
But early efforts have focused least 40 other states already use the
on testing ways state agencies can PHWKRG NQRZQ DV ³YHQGRU RIIVHW´
improve data sharing, not actually After an upfront investment, the
identifying how much is owed by system is largely automated and
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individual vendors.
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this year suggested nearly 300 because companies that wanted
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THURSDAY
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warm and pleasant
Partly sunny and
very warm
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82° 54°
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t-storm in spots
Cloudy and breezy
Rain and drizzle
possible
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75° 51°
62° 38°
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63°
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23° (1966)
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Records
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90° (1934)
39°
40°
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today; a shower or thunderstorm in spots
near the Cascades.
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a shower or thunderstorm in spots across
the south in the afternoon.
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Clear to partly cloudy tonight. Some
sunshine tomorrow.
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in spots this afternoon; very warm across
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but Estabrook said the pilot project
that began last year is still in its
early phase. For example, the state
is checking whether some of the
delinquent debtors are appealing the
debt or are in bankruptcy.
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— Founded Oct. 16, 1875 —
percent of corporate taxpayers and
8 percent of individual taxpayers
were delinquent, said Robert
Hamilton, manager of the statewide
accounting reporting services unit at
the Oregon Department of Admin-
istrative Services.
Tammy Baney, chair of the
Oregon Transportation Commis-
sion and a Deschutes County
commissioner, said she would like
to see a list of the vendors who are
delinquent.
“It is certainly important to the
(Oregon Transportation Commis-
sion) and to ODOT that our vendors
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state contracts knew they had to pay
taxes and other debts.
There’s a considerable amount
of money in play. According to
the audit, the state was owed $758
million in delinquent taxes in 2014.
State Sen. Betsy Johnson,
D-Scappoose, said the state should
not hire contractors who are delin-
quent or out of compliance on their
taxes.
“I don’t think contractors and
vendors should be doing business
with the state of Oregon if they have
delinquencies or a failure to comply
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that tax compliance should be an
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a state accounting manager told
lawmakers the pilot project had
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Department of Transportation who
were delinquent on taxes and other
debts.
Of the nearly 5,600 taxpayers
who were also ODOT vendors, 5
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Illinois and Indiana.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 97° in Imperial, Calif.
Low 12° in Cabin Creek, Colo.
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Boise
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Chicago
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Dallas
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