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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.
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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
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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
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Jerusalem
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Boardman
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: A passing shower across
the north today; pleasant with clouds and
sun elsewhere.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Partial sun-
shine today; not as warm across the north
and in central parts.
Western Washington: Mainly cloudy today.
A couple of showers; only in the morning
across the south.
Eastern Washington: Intervals of clouds
and sun today. Partly cloudy tonight. Partly
sunny tomorrow.
Cascades: Periods of clouds and sun today;
cooler across the north with a shower in
spots.
Northern California: Partly sunny today.
Hot in central parts; pleasant at the coast.
Clear tonight.
Today
Friday
WSW 8-16
W 8-16
NW 3-6
WNW 4-8
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— 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.
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0-2, Low
3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
8-10, Very High;
11+, Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
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Forecasts and graphics provided by
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National Summary: Drenching downpours and locally gusty thunderstorms will extend
from upstate New York to northern Georgia, Texas and New Mexico today. Much of the
North Central states will be dry. Heat will build in the West.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 108° in Needles, Calif.
Low 27° in West Yellowstone, Mont.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
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106
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Louisville
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Memphis
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Miami
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Milwaukee
75
Minneapolis
75
Nashville
86
New Orleans
86
New York City
76
Oklahoma City
75
Omaha
83
Philadelphia
82
Phoenix
107
Portland, ME
60
Providence
72
Raleigh
88
Rapid City
84
Reno
90
Sacramento
98
St. Louis
83
Salt Lake City
90
San Diego
74
San Francisco
76
Seattle
69
Tucson
101
Washington, DC 82
Wichita
81
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