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<p class="MsoNormal">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-01-02/energy-policy/or-counties-support-new-leasing-plans-for-public-lands/a36624-1&ct=ga&cd=MTA3NDc4NjU2MDU0NTI2MzE2NDA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNG5FLqo2UQ0j-MVIEVjyGh62BPBcQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">OR
Counties Support New Leasing Plans for Public Lands</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Public News Service</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">PHOTO: Some of eastern Oregon's public land could be prime for solar or wind development, and legislation in Congress would ensure that counties ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://elkodaily.com/mining/epa-s-million-cleanup-in-mcdermitt-completed-tons-of-calcine/article_f323ee16-734a-11e3-b558-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=MjEwNzg2MDYxNTg2ODYwNzYwOQ&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNHRaXZ0Z-JPo6muRt4eAj6exv2VbA"><span style="color:#1111CC">EPA's</span><span style="color:#1111CC">
$1.2 million cleanup in McDermitt completed: 10000 tons of ...</span></a> </span>
<span style="color:#777777">Elko Daily Free Press</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">In 2009, the EPA visited McDermitt at the request of the Fort McDermitt ... EPA also provided backfill material to Malheur County, Oregon, in order to ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/01/tax-benefit-for-commuter-rail-riders-set-expire/Tj9TjvY4UrP1zDMLvfMxUK/story.html&ct=ga&cd=NjUwNDIyOTA2NTc2Nzc2MTcwMw&cad=CAEYBA&usg=AFQjCNGYGLnI91186hcXuU97HmN_89olqw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Transit</span><span style="color:#1111CC">
users suffer a cut in US tax benefit today</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Boston Globe</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">A tax benefit for people who take public transportation is set to shrink Wednesday, a casualty of congressional inaction and a move that some ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/12/land-use_laws_essential_as_ore.html&ct=ga&cd=MTc2NjkwMTAyNzczNDE1MDkzODg&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGSICdWpRtYZtfZ2XISqDeRoitQWw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Land</span><span style="color:#1111CC">-use
laws essential as Oregon's population grows: Guest opinion</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Congratulations on the editorial reminding Oregonians of the blessings we enjoy thanks to Oregon's land-use laws ("With Oregon's population uptick, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dailyastorian.com/free/oregon-lng-leaders-welcome-delay-on-coastal-land-rules-action/article_612e386e-7259-11e3-a807-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=MTc2NjkwMTAyNzczNDE1MDkzODg&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNGgD3oQ7G6uMrK5FcxyzGP0kdwpPw"><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon</span><span style="color:#1111CC">
LNG leaders welcome delay on coastal land rules action</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Daily Astorian</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">PORTLAND — Oregon LNG leaders have applauded a three-month stay agreement between Oregon LNG and the Department of Land Conservation ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Salvage-logging-in-full-swing-in-private-forests-5105344.php&ct=ga&cd=MTc2NjkwMTAyNzczNDE1MDkzODg&cad=CAEYAg&usg=AFQjCNEU9Za8Frvb43bJYeuSBY9NyzHWhg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Salvage
logging in full swing in private forests</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">San Francisco Chronicle</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">GLENDALE, Ore. (AP) — Salvage logging on land burned by last summer's Douglas Complex wildfire in southwestern Oregon is in full swing in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php%3Fheading%3D0%26page%3D72%26story_id%3D41817&ct=ga&cd=MTMyNjExNjY5MDY1ODgyNzUzNjQ&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEnOXC764n-vx1gii6zP3ieFfsduw"><span style="color:#1111CC">NOAA,
EPA seeking public comment on Oregon's Coastal Nonpoint ...</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Newport News Times</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the opening of a 90-day public comment period on the agencies' ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20131231/NEWS07/312310328/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cd=NTczMjY4ODUxODI1Mzc0MDA3NQ&cad=CAEYAg&usg=AFQjCNFjQt_pWorSTecsTZSY9yY_KlAJtQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Planners
tackle Talent traffic</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Mail Tribune</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">...</span><span style="color:#222222"> well to take care of things for the next 20 to 25 years transportation-wise," said Ian Horlacher, a senior Oregon Department of Transportation planner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://naturalresourcereport.com/2013/12/cattlemen-at-odds-with-epa-on-coastal-pollution-plan/&ct=ga&cd=MTMzODY0NzUwNDUwNDcwNjg3OTc&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFiV7dlDaCxNmQk6e5pX39403tEng"><span style="color:#1111CC">Cattlemen
at odds with EPA on coastal pollution plan | Natural ...</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">...</span><span style="color:#222222"> also concluded that Oregon's plan “meets the intent of the three Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) management measures in ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/as-i-see-it/as-i-see-it-change-priority-for-land-development/article_697f57a0-6fa7-11e3-a0ab-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=MTMwODEwNTkyNDU2NzA5MzMxMjE&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEmO0U_GWvumrlrnbItWDnBnPRKNQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">As
I See It: Change priority for land development</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Corvallis Gazette Times</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">The recent push for Oregon State University to divest itself of investments in fossil fuels is a great cause. I encourage the Associated Students of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oregon-lng-agrees-with-the-state-of-oregon-to-extend-to-april-3-2014-the-review-of-its-czma-application-2013-12-30%3Freflink%3DMW_news_stmp&ct=ga&cd=MTMwODEwNTkyNDU2NzA5MzMxMjE&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNFkfeFHW6M9GkEL3smXNa82sf6reg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Oregon</span><span style="color:#1111CC">
LNG Agrees with the State of Oregon to Extend to April 3 ...</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">MarketWatch</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">In a statement issued in Portland today, Oregon LNG applauded the ... Oregon LNG and the Department of Land Conservation and Development ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/latest/4927-ticket-to-ride-americans-prefer-public-transit&ct=ga&cd=MTMyMTcxNzU2OTcwNjQxNzk5ODI&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNH0EdOAJIkykgbMYRhQNKNlD2Z7xg"><span style="color:#1111CC">Ticket
To Ride: Americans Prefer Public Transit</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Yumanewsnow</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Yuma, Arizona (NAPSI) - More Americans are getting on board with public transportation, according to the latest national America THINKS survey, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cecildaily.com/news/state_news/article_045bee5a-7d1f-5051-8805-640be9b0169e.html&ct=ga&cd=ODU3NDMzOTUzMTIyMDU1MDkzMg&cad=CAEYBA&usg=AFQjCNELh8QCj1IN16_pawEVEg_J6BZWXQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">American
cities work to make transit attractive</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Cecil Whig</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">BALTIMORE — In Portland, Ore., public transportation is a huge part of the urban life, with 80 percent of adults in the area riding TriMet, which runs ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/keiser_completes_land_swap_for_sixth_course_at_bandon_dunes&ct=ga&cd=MTcxMzU3ODgzNjU5Mzg0MzkyMzU&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGlJnaAfRGWruThAVF04YHcb8FjGQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Keiser
Completes Land Swap for Sixth Course at Bandon Dunes</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">Cybergolf National</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Oregon</span><span style="color:#222222"> Governor John Kitzhaber has signed a letter that allows the developer and owner of ... The proposal involves a complicated land swap.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/12/growing_pains_in_a_city_aspiri.html&ct=ga&cd=MTI4MDQzODAyODMwMDIzOTc3OQ&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNGAB7ajF6WKgMKgAcAN2iPIwdmUhA"><span style="color:#1111CC">Growing
pains in a city aspiring to be fair: Editorial</span></a> </span><span style="color:#777777">OregonLive.com</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">...</span><span style="color:#222222"> bikeways and commitment to purposeful housing development within the confines of an urban growth boundary all set it apart. If Oregon's great city ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Laura Lehman, AICP</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Land Use & Transportation Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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