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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, August 3, 2017 Blumenauer offers alternative to farm bill address problems across the country. “The farm bill is the most PORTLAND — Oregon important health bill,” he Congressman Earl Blume- said. “It’s the most important nauer isn’t on the House ag environmental bill. It’s an committee, but like many opportunity to link rural in the Portland district he and small town Oregon represents, he’s keenly inter- with population centers. ested in food and farming It’s economic development. Anyone here eat? and has some ideas Drink water? about how it should “The punchline be supported in the is that nobody next farm bill. understands the B l u m e n a u e r, farm bill,” Blume- familiar in nauer continued. Congress for “The complexity, I his bow ties and think, in some cases bicycle lapel pins, is purposeful.” has spent the past Organics, two years asking Blumenauer conservation work, what the farm bill would look like if it were fruit and vegetable “specialty written for Oregon. That is, crops” and small farms have providing budget and policy been funded piecemeal, support for small and organic thrown financial “crumbs” farms, local food systems, in previous farm bills, he conservation programs, said. “We want to have a sustainable ag practices and comprehensive farm bill that for growing fruit and vege- we offer up to have a point tables instead of providing of departure, to change the subsidies for “cotton grown conversation.” Blumenauer’s Portland in the desert,” as he put it during an Aug. 1 appearance audience included Alexis Taylor, the Oregon Depart- in Portland. He believes the farm ment of Agriculture director, bill, up for reauthorization and representatives from in 2018, gives “too much to groups such as Oregon the wrong people to grow Tilth, which certifies organic the wrong food in the wrong operations, the Oregon places.” He said USDA Food Bank, the Oregon spending for the type of agri- Winegrowers Association culture practiced in Oregon, and Grand Central Cafe and with 220 commodities and Burgerville, local chains that emerging regional food prominently feature region- hubs, amounts to a “rounding ally produced food on their error” in the department’s menus. While generally $140 billion annual budget. Blumenauer wants to supportive of Blumenauer’s change that. He’s drafted the ideas on the farm bill, some Food and Farm Act, essen- in the audience questioned tially an alternative farm bill, how the reforms will fare in and plans to introduce it this an embattled Trump admin- fall. He also released a report istration. Blumenauer acknowl- https://blumenauer.house. gov/growing-opportunities edged the administration that summarizes his findings has “not displayed a lot of from two years of talking to legislative dexterity” and farmers, ranchers, consumers said changes will have to be carried through Congress by and other stakeholders. In a presentation at Zenger a broad coalition. “It’s hard with this admin- Farm in East Portland, Blumenauer said a farm bill istration to know where to revised to reflect Oregon’s start,” he said. Supporters style of agriculture would should concentrate on “What find favor in many other we are for and why we are farming states, including for it,” he said. “We need to build a California and Washington. He said the broad range coalition, build the case, and of USDA’s activities mean not be distracted by the next a revised farm bill would Dumpster fire.” By ERIC MORTENSON EO Media Group AP Photo/Don Ryan A bicyclists heads through downtown past the Salmon Street Springs fountain in Portland on Wednesday. Furnace-like heat blasts the Northwest Associated Press Brown declares state of emergency due to wildfires PORTLAND — Fore- casts for triple-digit heat have caused a minor panic across the Pacific Northwest, a region famous for cool weather where many people do not have air conditioning to help them endure the rare furnace-like blast. In normally temperate Oregon and Washington, families generally get by on warm days by simply drawing shades and running fans. But a searing high-pressure system is expected to make Portland and Seattle hotter than Phoenix, at least for a couple of days. Many concerned communities have opened cooling centers and warned residents to stay hydrated, avoid strenuous activity and keep their dogs out of parked vehicles. The National Weather Service slightly dialed back its forecast for Portland to match or break its record high of 107 degrees. Mete- orologist David Bishop said the city is now looking at 104 or 105 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. “With little to no cloud cover at night, the higher temperatures kind of hang around a little bit,” Bishop said. That creates a cycle in which “the next day is going to be a little bit warmer because we’re already starting off warmer than the previous day.” The latest forecast AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Davi Sobotta holds up her hands as she tries out the last, large tabletop fan available at a Home Depot hardware store ahead of an expected heat wave Tues- day in Seattle. for Seattle also showed predicted highs easing a bit from earlier predictions. The weather service said the high for Wednesday would be 91 degrees and 94 on Thursday. The Northwest is better known for its fall, winter and spring rainy seasons. Even July and August are relatively mild months. But the powerful high-pressure system arrived just at the height of summer. Portland’s light-rail trains are operating at slower speeds amid concern that the heat will cause tracks to expand and risk a derail- ment. In exchange for the slow service, fare inspectors are not checking riders for tickets. Hun Taing uses the train to get to her job in downtown Portland, but she switched to an air-con- ditioned car because of the 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. 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They both have air conditioning at home — something they once lacked — and expressed more concern for the homeless and elderly than for their personal comfort. “I was in an apartment without AC when I just had my twins, and it was really difficult,” Taing said. “We had to pack ourselves in the car and just go somewhere, drive somewhere, because that apartment on the second floor was too hot for the infants.” Forecasters had warned that Seattle could see its highest temperatures since the 1890s. 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Hi 72 95 98 65 97 94 95 99 106 98 93 97 94 104 63 68 101 105 101 97 99 98 96 94 96 102 105 Lo 58 48 56 54 51 56 52 66 68 61 57 56 53 68 51 54 66 62 66 63 51 56 64 51 60 71 66 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s s s pc s s pc s s s pc s s pc pc c s 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 95 88 86 70 77 76 83 97 94 64 83 Lo 75 83 67 57 58 59 60 71 78 51 76 W s t s c pc t pc s pc r pc Fri. Hi 96 91 86 72 74 73 77 95 93 65 85 Lo 76 84 66 55 58 61 62 72 80 51 78 W s t s pc pc c pc s pc s c WINDS Medford 111/72 (in mph) Klamath Falls 99/58 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Mostly sunny today; very warm across the north. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Hot today with plenty of sunshine; extreme heat can be dangerous. Clear tonight. Western Washington: Blazing sunshine to- day. Clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow. Eastern Washington: Brilliant sunshine today. Clear tonight. Sizzling sunshine tomorrow. Cascades: Very hot today with scorching sunshine. Clear tonight. Partly sunny and hot tomorrow. Northern California: Mostly sunny today; very hot in central parts. Partly cloudy tonight. Today Friday NNE 4-8 NNW 4-8 WNW 4-8 W 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 1 in the more than a century, according to the weather service. The Pacific Northwest’s largest city opened about 30 cooling centers in air-condi- tioned libraries and senior centers. Seattle officials also encouraged people to use more than two dozen wading pools and spray parks. 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Brown said in a news release Wednesday that the emergency declaration will ensure that state agencies have the needed resources to minimize the impact of wildfires. According to the release, hot, dry, windy conditions with more thunderstorms in the forecast around the state have resulted in multiple red flag warnings, putting Oregon in a critical fire danger situation. The declaration enables the Oregon National Guard to mobilize resources on an as-needed basis to assist the Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office with firefighting. 4 7 7 4 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. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 -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: Severe weather will affect the Central states today, while storms dot the Southwest, Northeast and Ohio Valley. Flooding downpours will riddle the Deep South as extreme heat bakes the Northwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 108° in Needles, Calif. Low 34° in Leadville, Colo. 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 Hi 92 85 82 89 79 84 100 82 83 88 82 85 91 71 84 92 66 71 89 89 83 84 82 97 88 90 Lo 66 70 72 70 56 70 67 67 71 66 60 69 75 55 67 71 55 50 75 75 66 73 55 80 71 72 W pc t pc pc s t s pc t pc t t pc c t pc pc c pc c c t pc t pc pc Fri. 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