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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, June 2, 2016 Oregon State University to offer Sage grouse concerns nix dorm for recovering addicts wind project By ANDREW THEEN The Oregonian PORTLAND — Oregon State University will open an on-campus dorm this fall speciically designed for students recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. The university said it believes the new housing and support center is the irst of its kind in Oregon, at either a private or public institution. OSU is converting the Dixon Lodge, a former student co-op living center, into the new dorm, which it is calling The Recovery and Learning Community. OSU alumnus Tom Skoro and his wife Joan are funding the center. The cost of the donation wasn’t immedi- ately made available. John Ruyak, OSU’s alcohol, drug and recovery specialist in the student health services ofice, said the housing and support center will provide a more supportive living environ- ment for students in recovery. “Through a uniied community, we seek to strengthen students’ sobriety and support their success as academics, leaders, and community members,” he said in a statement. OSU already has a Colle- giate Recovery Community, where students can get services, hang out with fellow students recovering from addictions, and book private rooms to “socialize in a sober environment.” But Steve Clark, a university spokesman, said separate living quarters are a necessary next step. “There are students with drug and alcohol addictions who are in recovery and they’re not being well-served by universities across the nation,” Clark said. While not all irst-year students use and abuse alcohol or drugs in the dorms, Clark said, some students “may not be as mature in an independent living arrangement.” The new housing center will ideally be a mix of younger students and older non-tradi- BRIEFLY Seneca man, son die in capsizing in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A father and son on an Alaska ishing trip died when their boat overturned in Glacier Bay National Park. Four others on the 21-foot aluminum boat were rescued Monday, including one person who suffered severe hypothermia and was lown to a hospital in Juneau. Tom VandenBerg, chief of interpretation for the park, listed the men who died as Larry Roger McWilliams, 75, and Gary Roger McWilliams, 48. The elder McWilliams was from Seneca, according to EO Media Group reporting. The younger man was from California, Vandenberg said. The cause of the capsizing also was a mystery. The weather was clear and calm in the area where the boat was ishing. The boat was near shore on the back side of an island, away from a main channel. One person managed to swim to shore and lag down a passing boat, VandenBerg said. Energy Dept.’s inspector general to review vapors RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Department of Energy’s Ofice of Inspector General has started a review of the agency’s actions related to chemical vapors on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Investigators met Tuesday with Hanford oficials to discuss the scope of the review. The Tri-City Herald says ieldwork by investigators is planned to start next week. This spring about 50 Hanford workers have received medical evaluations for possible exposure to chemical vapors. Some had respiratory symptoms, some smelled a suspicious odor and others were checked because they were in the vicinity when vapors were suspected. Workers have expressed concerns because the vapors are believed to come from Hanford waste stored in underground tanks. Washington state unveils plan to limit carbon pollution SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state regulators on Wednesday unveiled an updated plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from large polluters, the latest attempt by Gov. Jay Inslee to push ahead with a binding cap on carbon emissions after struggling to win approval from legislators. Washington would join nearly a dozen states that have capped carbon pollution from industrial sources. The proposed rule requires large industrial emitters to gradually reduce carbon emissions over time; it would cover many industries, including power plants, oil reineries, fuel distributors, pulp and paper mills and others. Inslee, who has called climate change “the single most important issue of our time,” has gained national attention on environmental issues but so far has failed in his own state to pass ambitious carbon- reduction proposals, including a plan to charge polluters a fee for emissions. On Wednesday, Inslee joined leaders of Oregon, California and British Columbia in San Francisco to sign a climate tional students who Clark said “have more of an experience with life.” In the irst year, OSU expects nine students to live in the newly conigured Dixon Lounge, with up to 24 students eventually moving into the dorm. OSU is also providing schol- arship opportunities for some students, Clark said, to bring down the cost of living. He said the dorms, in some cases, will be less expensive than student housing, which can cost from $5,000 to $10,000, not including food plans. Students can move in this fall, and OSU said it still has space available. agreement with six West Coast cities. The pact says they will work together to encourage zero-emissions vehicles, to reduce energy use in buildings. Lead found at two Portland schools; students and staff get bottled water PORTLAND (AP) — A third-party, independent investigation will be conducted after high amounts of lead were found in water sources at two schools, which led the district to close all water fountains, Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith said Tuesday. Smith spoke to about 60 parents at a special school board meeting held to address their announcement last week that tests done in March found elevated levels of lead in 14 of 92 water sources at Creston K-8 School and the Rose City Park School. “I was made aware of this late last week and subsequently informed the board,” Smith said while reiterating an apology she gave Friday in a statement. “This is not our protocol, this is not acceptable, and we’re taking a number of immediate actions.” She said two district employees could be placed on administrative leave as a result of the investigation. Some of the other actions include creating a new website to communicate about the testing and ixes. Later Tuesday, Smith, as well as oficials from Oregon Health Authority and Multnomah County took some harsh criticism from parents for what some said was a lack of communication and failure to follow through on previous signs that there were problems. Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Ofice hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and Dec. 25, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. 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Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY TODAY Not as warm with clouds and sun Mostly sunny and warmer 77° 55° 85° 54° SATURDAY SUNDAY Mostly sunny and hot Very hot Very hot PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 92° 56° 96° 64° 98° 65° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 81° 54° 89° 54° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 84° 74° 98° (1909) 53° 50° 35° (1919) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" 0.00" 0.06" 5.59" 4.98" 6.61" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records HIGH LOW 90° 76° 102° (1986) 50° 51° 34° (1984) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" 0.00" 0.03" 4.23" 3.14" 5.17" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today New First June 4 Full 102° 62° 104° 66° Seattle 69/54 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 97° 58° 5:08 a.m. 8:38 p.m. 3:46 a.m. 5:46 p.m. Last June 12 June 20 June 27 Today MONDAY Spokane Wenatchee 72/51 76/57 Tacoma Moses 70/51 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 78/55 68/50 62/52 68/50 79/55 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 67/53 75/57 Lewiston 82/56 Astoria 75/56 64/51 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 72/58 Pendleton 71/52 The Dalles 81/54 77/55 76/55 La Grande Salem 74/51 73/55 Albany Corvallis 75/54 76/54 John Day 79/56 Ontario Eugene Bend 87/59 77/52 76/48 Caldwell Burns 85/57 80/45 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 64 74 76 67 80 71 77 75 81 79 80 74 70 89 61 66 87 81 77 72 77 73 72 71 69 75 79 Lo 51 49 48 54 45 52 52 51 54 56 45 51 49 59 51 53 59 55 55 58 48 55 51 48 57 57 55 W c pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc c pc pc Hi 71 81 83 71 84 77 86 84 89 86 88 81 78 97 67 70 90 88 85 86 85 86 77 80 85 84 88 Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 64 84 67 48 56 48 53 58 61 54 60 W pc t s c t pc sh pc pc sh s Lo 54 47 53 56 48 51 57 55 54 59 50 52 50 62 53 55 60 56 54 62 52 60 55 50 61 59 57 W pc s s s s s s s s s s s s s pc s s s s pc s pc pc s pc s pc Fri. 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If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson 541-278-2683 • jperkinson@eastoregonian.com Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — BEND (AP) — A federal appeals court has nixed a large wind energy project in southeast Oregon. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that an environmental review by the Bureau of Land Management failed to adequately assess the winter population of greater sage grouse at the proposed facility near Steens Mountain in Harney County. Columbia Energy Partners proposed the project for roughly 10,500 acres of private land. The project called for 40 to 69 wind turbines and a 230-kilo- volt transmission line to “One more lost bring the energy to the opportunity for electrical grid. The BLM had our community. approved the project, It’s incredibly and Harney County granted a key permit. frustrating.” “One more lost — Steve Grasty, opportunity for our Harney County judge community,” Judge Steve Grasty, a top oficial in the county, told The Bulletin newspaper. Environmental groups challenged the BLM’s environmental review of the project. It needed the environmental review partly because the transmis- sion line’s right of way would cross public lands. Greater sage grouse need sagebrush year-round for mating, nesting and rearing their broods. They also eat pretty much only sagebrush through the winter. Loss of sagebrush habitat has contributed to sage grouse population decline in Oregon. The appeals court decision said the BLM completed no surveys on whether sage grouse were at the site during the winter. “The inaccurate information and unsupported assumptions materially impeded informed deci- sion-making and public participation,” the decision said. Brent Fenty is executive director of the Oregon Natural Desert Association, a Bend-based environ- mental group that brought the lawsuit. He called the wind project the “right idea in the wrong place” and noted ONDA’s 2009 report that analyzes wildlife habitats and landscapes in Oregon’s High Desert to identify areas where wind projects would have the least impact. Fenty said “hundreds of thousands of acres” should have been considered before the Steens Mountain location. Grasty questioned the ability of courts to inter- pret land management-related decisions, saying land managers should be given deference because they have the expertise that courts lack. “It’s incredibly frustrating,” he said. 1 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. 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