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Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon April 9, 2009 Supreme Court sides with power plants over fish W A S H IN G T O N , D.C. (AP) — The Supreme C ourt has ruled th at the govern m ent can weigh costs against benefits in deciding w hether to order power plants to un dertake environm ental u p grades th a t w ould p ro tect fish. T he court's 6-3 decision is a defeat for environmental ists w ho had urged the jus tices to uphold a favorable federal appeals court ruling that could have required an estimated 554 power plants to install technology that re lies on recycled water to cool machinery. By reducing water intake, the closed-cycle cooling also results in fewer fish being sucked into the system or sm ashed to d eath against screens. The Environm ental Protection Agency estimates w a te r-in ta k e sy stem s at power plants kill 3.4 billion fish and shellfish each year. The ruling, written by Jus tice Antonin Scalia, was a vic tory for the power industry, which has long advocated for the use o f cost-benefit analy sis on environmental issues. T he utilities were backed by r the Bush administration. It is unclear whether the EPA in the O bam a adm inistration will chart a similar course or decide n o t to use cost-benefit analyses w hen they yield less en vironm ental protectio n . EPA administrator Lisa Jackson pre viously directed the N ew Jersey e n v iro n m e n ta l p r o te c tio n agency. N ew Jersey was one o f several states that challenged the EPA regulations that the court approved Wednesday. EPA spokesw om an A dora A ndy said th e agency w ould have no com m ent on the ruling. Reed Super, a lawyer for the Riverkeeper Inc. environmental group, said the court made clear that EPA ha's discretion in how to proceed. “We have all the confidence in the w orld th at the O bam a administration will do the right thing,” Super said- The high court decision over ruled the 2nd U.S. Circuit C ourt o f Appeals in N ew York. The appeals co u rt said the Clean Water A ct does n o t allow cost to be used w hen deciding what technology would best minimize environmental impacts. But Scalia said even the ap peals court and environmental ists “concede that some form o f cost-benefit analysis is per mitted.” In dissent, Justice Jo h n Paul Stevens cited “powerful evidence” that Congress did n ot want cost-benefit analy ses to be used in determining the best available technology for reducing the num ber o f fish killed. Ju s tic e s R u th Bader G insburg and David Souter also dissented. All new power plants must use closed-cycle cooling. But the regulations at is sue in th e Suprem e C o u rt case apply only to older fa cilities. Scalia said there is nothing w rong with EPA regulations th a t allow the use o f less co stly system s th a t com e close to achieving the same en v iro n m en tal b en efits as closed-cycle cooling. T he closed-cycle systems would cost $3.5 billion a year and reduce the num ber o f fish killed by up to 98 percent, he said. EPA says other tech nologies would cost a tenth as m uch and cut the num ber o f fish killed by 80 percent to 95 percent, Scalia said. Births Zoe Julia Köllen Cody Kollen and Sara Kollen o f M adras are pleased to an nounce the birth o f their daugh ter Z oe Julia Kollen, b o rn on March 16, 2009. . ................... ........... I-------- S .... Page 7 FENDERS by ENDRES G randparents on the father’s side are A1 and Terry Kollen o f Powell Butte. G ra n d p a re n ts on th e m o th e r’s side are M argarita O hm an o f Cottage Grove, and Vern O hm an o f Martinsburg, Virg. G reat grandparents on the f a th e r’s sid e are J o h n an d Frances Kollen o f Madras. Howlak Tichum L illian W alsey, 1 9 5 2 -2 0 0 9 L illian W alsey p assed away on March 25, 2009 at her hom e in W arm Springs after an extended illness. She was 57 years o f age. Lillian was bo rn on March 16, 1952 in W arm Springs to R ic h a rd a n d R o salia (Johnson) Walsey. Lillian was a lifetime resident o f W arm Springs as well as an enrolled m em ber o f the C on fe d e ra te d T rib e s o f W arm Springs. She was a homem aker and mother. Survivors include her signifi cant other, Roosevelt Suppah o f Warm Springs; children Tiffany Smith, Wesley Smith, Lula Sm ith, N ikki S m ith, and N a c h e lle K a la m a all o f W arm S prings; b ro th e rs T ony, K e v in , Sam H ow topat; Reggie, Teddy, and R onny W alsey all o f W arm Springs; sister Cecilia Begay o f W arm Springs. Z elda “L ee” (K alam a) T hom pson, 1 9 2 9 -2 0 0 9 Z eld a “L ee” (K alam a) T h o m p s o n Z e ld a “ L e e ” (K alam a) T h o m p so n , 79, w ent hom e to be w ith the Lord on March 25, 2009. She will be truly missed. Zelda was bo rn in Nisqually on N ovem ber 10, 1929 to P eter an d Alice (Jackson) Kalama. She married Edgar T hom pson Jr. (Tom) in 1950 and resided on the Nisqually Indian Reservation m ost o f their married life. She proudly received her G E D in 1992 at the age o f 62; She w as the oldest-tribal m e m b e r w o rk in g at th e Nisqually Bingo and onto the Nisqually Red W ind Casino from 1992 to 2008, a beauti ful lady, family, and friend to all. She was a m em ber o f the Nisqually Indian C hurch and enjoyed attending services there as w ell as traveling to o th er churches to fellowship and wor ship G od. She was an active and c o m m itte d m e m b e r o f th e Nisqually Indian Tribe, serving on various committees through out her life. She had no children o f her own but took in many as her special “brats”. She is survived by h er twin sister, Zelm a (Kalama) M cC lo u d ; o ld e s t sister, Blanche (Kalama) Simmons, N isqually Indian R eserva tion; and sister-in-law, Char lotte (Penn) Kalama, Queets; num erous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews; and sp ecial frien d s. Zelda was preceded in death by h e r p a re n ts; b ro th e rs Lawrence, Elm er, Roy, and Fred, Edward, o f Nisqually; h a lf b ro th e rs , F ran cis, Oliver, Henry, and G ilbert, o f W arm 'Springs; half -sis ters, -Naomi, Mary, E sth e r and Irene, o f W arm Springs; a n d J o s e p h in e , M ild red , Sadie Carmen and Violet, o f Nisqually. M arcelene (G ensaw ) L eC laire, 1 9 2 9 -2 0 0 9 Fast, Courteous 24-Hour Service. Accident Recovery. Insurance Roll Back, fo r damage-free Towing approved. Statewide coverage 475-6491 office, or 480-9685 M a rc e le n e (G ensaw ) L eC laire p assed away on March 28, 2009 at M t View H ospital at the age o f 79. Marcelene was b o rn on N ovem ber 11, 1929 at Kla m ath, Califronia to William and Belle (Pilgrim) Gensaw. Marcelene came to Warm Springs in 1947. She was em ployed as a p resch o o l teach er fo r the Warm Springs H ead Start pro gram. She was a m em ber o f the W arm S p rin g s F u ll G o sp e l C hurch as well as the Y urok Tribe o f California. She is survived by children Charlene Carol Stacona-White, C hris R equa, C heryl H eath , R b n ald o G re y sta r, D e b ra Stacona, Marcelene Stacona, and Louis D LeClaire all o f Warm Springs; William Stacona o f Pendleton; and Mark Stacona o f Klamath, California; sis ters Victoria Belgard o f Sa lem, and Ramona Gensaw o f Requa Calif.; brothers Willie G e n sa w o f W a sh in g to n ; Sammy G ensaw o f Requa; and Carroll G ensaw o f Cali fornia; 19 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. _______________________________ All-Indian Men’s & Women’s Nationals Basketball tournam ent Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Gym & Hungry Valley Gym, Reno G am es w ill b egin o n Friday, A p ril 17 at 8 a.m . 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