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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/09/oregon_leading_the_way_on_clim.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA4MzMzMhplZDg0YzY2MjM1YmI3NWE4OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGzrZ23RjbKWrl8xJV0_YFPOHRpNg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
leading the way on climate-change policy (OPINION) </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Last winter's meager snow pack is long gone, reservoirs are emptying out, drought is declared in 23 of Oregon's 36 counties. July flows
on the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://naturalresourcereport.com/2015/09/keeping-oregon-green-one-wildfire-at-a-time/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA3NzEyMhoxZTU1YWIzM2VlN2IzNmQ0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNF4ztRntT2Osgp9v-dTbiK-mhLjxQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Keeping
Oregon Green…one wildfire at a time? </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Oregon Natural Resources Report
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Phil Obendorf, a young rancher from Wilder, Idaho, caught word that the Jaca Reservoir fire was burning on Oregon land where his cattle
were grazing ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/4433072-181/wildfires-what-you-can-do&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTk2ODcyGjA5ZGRjMzIzMTJjYzFhYzk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEWO8n6ex0U4rDpglzGyk1gNsYsww"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Wildfires</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">:
What you can do to protect your home </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Santa Rosa Press Democrat
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A lawnmower sparked a fire that rampaged through 23,841 acres in Oregon in August. Closer to home, a failed gas water heater in an outbuilding ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://union-bulletin.com/news/2015/sep/04/more-rain-expected-dampen-wildfires/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTk2ODcyGjA5ZGRjMzIzMTJjYzFhYzk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHC8CmUtPipF9P8Q5SVEySbVf5OUA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">More
rain expected to dampen wildfires </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Up to half an inch of precipitation is forecast over the fire area tonight and Saturday, courtesy of a low pressure system moving across Oregon into ...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ksl.com/index.php%3Fsid%3D36330228%26nid%3D148%26title%3Dutah-drought-eased-by-abundant-summer-rain%26s_cid%3Dqueue-9&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTkzMTUyGjhhMjBlYTE0ZDhjZGQzM2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGT_FrsvlKCI3UY6NFMH1td0WjDcg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Utah
drought eased by abundant summer rain </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KSL.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">"The remarkable thing is given the low snowpack and low runoff, we are heading into the end of the water year with about the same reservoir
storage ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wyodaily.com/story/2015/09/03/news/supervising-nearly-500000-acres-of-land/447.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTg5MjYyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHk6mJ46Fob-PXVnAVnfQR_72flEQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Supervising
nearly 500000 acres of land </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Northern Wyoming Daily News Worland Wyoming
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">WORLAND – The Bureau of Land Management forester takes care of the BLM forests by being in the field 90 percent of the time. There are
three BLM ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/09/03/el-nino-and-californias-historic-drought/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTc1NTUyGmVkODRjNjYyMzViYjc1YTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGI0NaH3WXlsBkcEmi2RFnZRjcTgg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">El
Niņo And California's Historic Drought </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Capital Public Radio News
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The U.S. Drought Monitor report released September 3 showed no changes for ... Severe drought covers 100 percent of Oregon and Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/agricultural-burns-during-wildfire-season-a-necessity/35071398&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTgzMTYyGjA1ZmJhZWJhZjlkZmQ4Mjg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGXEsusppqn5xHVcVdXc_9uD14WOQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Farmers
say field burns during fire season a necessity </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KTVZ
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Plumes of smoke appeared over Culver on Tuesday, but this time they were not from a wildfire but simply an agricultural burn. For farmers
in the area ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Livestock/20150904/ranchers-criticize-forest-management-firefighting-tactics&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTg5MjYyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFG91znsO8GwFomqTDMpjmnkEp6uA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Ranchers
criticize forest management, firefighting tactics </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Ranchers criticize forest management, firefighting tactics ... near John Day, Ore., retired U.S. Bureau of Land Management forester
Bob Vidourek, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20150902/dairy-expansion-proposals-stir-controversy&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTg4MjQyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEZWE6hCiF717B7QR1rk4tpVwCa2g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Dairy
expansion proposals stir controversy </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Capital press
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Likewise, the Oregon Department of Agriculture can't do much about dairy industry concerns that publicly disclosed regulatory filings
will expose farms ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/09/epa_to_propose_clean-water_rul.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NjAxNDQyGjBiMGY5ZGU5MzZmZjBiZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG6malJpgifUZVgn1WkaoPAeqLEFw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">EPA</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
to propose clean-water rules if Washington doesn't develop its own </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">SEATTLE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is following through on its promise to propose a new clean-water rule for Washington,
in case ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://palatepress.com/2015/09/wine/exploring-epicurean-experiences-5-oregon-wineries-with-restaurants/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTk3MDQyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEeWZFf-2MuKZq-Y0muxJXdNUooeg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Exploring
epicurean experiences: 5 Oregon wineries with restaurants </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Palate Pres
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">In Oregon, strict land use laws have kept many owners from developing commercial kitchens. But things are changing and slowly wineries
are ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/09/best_of_the_oregon_coast.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTkzODMyGmYyM2VhOGI3ZDQ0MDkzZDE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEcooCWAcDEMs7v5MDMqF3SoWh8UA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
coast, 7 Wonders of Oregon </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Manzanita looking at Neahkahnie Mountain, Tillamook County. Scenes along the Oregon coast, Astoria to Brookings, one of the 7 Wonders
of Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/Free/20150901/federal-judge-accepts-ruling-on-oregon-lng/3&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA3NzEyMhoxZTU1YWIzM2VlN2IzNmQ0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGeXySxjPG_OaJawUNlkzS5zNvA6Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Federal
judge accepts ruling on Oregon LNG </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">“According to Warrenton's code, Oregon LNG shouldn't even be able to make this land use application without authorization from the Corps.
“It's like ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150901/NEWS/150909940&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA4ODcwMho3MGNjNjQ2OGI0ZWMwZWMzOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEXj664BexZguIcJLfjTSO39TiH0w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Local
residents join hikers protesting LNG pipeline </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The project is not yet permitted and must receive approval from the Oregon Department of State Lands, Department of Environmental Quality,
the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/3477774-151/big-changes-to-odfw-fishing-rules-up-for&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTk3MzgyGjRiZmQ5NDc3OWUwMjhkMjA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHPoGAHl4GxDeShnoRMTpxW9uifbw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Big
changes to ODFW fishing rules up for a vote today </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">One of those potential increased opportunities is on the Deschutes River near the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, where the state hopes to extend ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://newsok.com/judge-takes-lesser-prairie-chicken-off-endangered-species-list/article/5444200&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NjA2NTIyGjRkZDkzNTdmMmUxNWM0Mjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFTiPUkSNMYgvR0VYG0aa1wWjQBWA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Share
“Judge takes lesser prairie chicken off...” </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">NewsOK.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... Wildlife Service failed to follow its own procedures in determining whether the bird should receive protection under the Endangered
Species Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://theconversation.com/swimming-upstream-plight-of-delta-smelt-exposes-flaws-of-the-endangered-species-act-46239&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA5NTQ4Mho0ZGQ5MzU3ZjJlMTVjNDI3OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNHboBpm1H7QIKt0XfxbGMdSDRD4gg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Swimming
upstream: plight of Delta smelt exposes flaws of the Endangered Species Act </span>
</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Conversation US
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The fish's likely imminent extinction in the wild also raises a key question in American environmental policy: how well has the Endangered
Species Act ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ijpr.org/post/why-build-hospital-tsunami-zone-0&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTcwMTMyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFxDATBuJ5JG3H9cmynPfxOsDssNA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Why
Build A Hospital In A Tsunami Zone? </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Jefferson Public Radio
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregon's</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> latest tsunami inundation maps cover most
of the Gold Beach city limits. ... tsunami damage in the event of Oregon's next major earthquake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://londonist.com/2015/09/tim-wells-interview&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTc0NzAyGjU1YjI3MjI5ODgxN2I2NTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEPGawFjboYI-D4lLVo0WriHkI3KA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Ranting,
Reggae And A Rallying Cry Against Gentrification </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Londonist
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">"Gentrification is bad enough but now they're gentrifying the past. It's a fetishisation of people's lives, no different to the benefits
porn you get on TV," he ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/09/03/talking-headways-podcast-the-urban-displacement-project/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTc0NzAyGjU1YjI3MjI5ODgxN2I2NTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGPYA6rWufyVwkOOep32QkGe8O3BA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Talking
Headways Podcast: The Urban Displacement Project </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Streetsblog New York (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">We talk about the relationship between transit and rising property values, as well as the widespread portrayal of gentrification in
the media as a rapidly ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/09/multnomah_county_names_transpo.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA4NDE4Mho3ZDExNmQ5YzFhNjIxMDIxOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNF2Mp0L9187C7wn39iTQwDwSVPnVQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Multnomah
County names transportation director </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Ian Cannon, left, was named as Multnomah County Engineer and Transportation Division Director on Sept. 1, 2015. Cannon, seen here reporting
to ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://fortune.com/2015/09/02/allstate-says-boston-drivers-are-the-worst/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NjAyMTIyGjc5MzNhMTUyNjk1NmY2YTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFztlJnfSZRLTb9qK1hlct8j2d65w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">That's
more like it: Boston drivers are the worst </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Fortune
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">That news comes a day after other research found that Massachusetts wasn't even among the 10 worst states for drivers, a finding that
surprised many ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/15/09/p5814663/research-drives-southwest-indianas-regional-cities-plan&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTc5NDQyGjgxOWY2ZTI4NWIzZjZlZDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH7yA8DEFwxwBUK3UK1mZoAfbyh_g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Research
Drives Southwest Indiana's Regional Cities Plan </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Benzinga
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">As companies nationwide scramble for qualified workers, Indiana is tactically investing in regional quality of place projects geared
to attracting talent ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/denis-coderre-federal-wish-list-1.3213104&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTc1MDQyGjk2ZDNiMmQ0YzYwYWQ2MGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE5SzWRkjrG_wrXpaYZAHikSRK28w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Social
housing, public transit top Montreal mayor's federal wish list </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">CBC.ca
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">$200 million a year for public transit, with funding based on usage and not on population. $77 million a year for infrastructure, with
funding based on ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/marta-chamblee-and-brookhaven-stations-next-to-get/nnX4b/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTcxMTUyGmZkNjcyMDJkYzBjYmQzNzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFFILZdS-2ySdLK6-GxbfvdMYz5LQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">MARTA
Chamblee and Brookhaven stations next to get walkable villages </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">MyAJC
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">MARTA Chamblee and Brookhaven stations next to get walkable villages An artist rendering of the proposed transit-oriented development
at ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/lifestyles/ct-prh-shout-out-tl-0910-20150902-story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA4MDUxMhoxMTZiMzlkZDgzMzk0MTYzOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNGH6OSWA046zanQ1dGT4mcRNsSd3w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Shout
Out: Melissa Hulting, Park Ridge bike advocate </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Chicago Tribune
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A: I think the "bones" are there for it to be a bikeable community and it's fairly bikeable now. But when people tell me they don't
feel safe to ride a bike, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2015/09/04/now-hiring-city-halls-urban-agriculture-director&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTg0MzUyGmI3YTE1YmFmY2JmZTg5NDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGIBop9ha2AqDP5nGexqmysiXSi9Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Now
hiring: City Hall's urban agriculture director </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Creative Loafing Atlanta
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">“The director of urban agriculture will work to improve the city's health and wellness by eliminating food deserts and providing our
residents with ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/richmond/ci_28758083/richmond-from-an-abandoned-lot-dream-bounty-and&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTg0MzUyGmI3YTE1YmFmY2JmZTg5NDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGDO1oeBtpLSg-U5dmf2TI1-jSsFA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Richmond:
From an abandoned lot, a dream of bounty and health </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Contra Costa Times
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">But an effort to build an urban farm here -- complete with a year-round ... community gardens in Richmond and teaches a course on urban
farming at ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/09/03/24-7-wallst-top-selling-products-exports-oil/71614484/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM5NTAwNTQyMDIxMjU4NTkzNjYyGmUxZTg2YzM5Mjg1OTlmMTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEBSVX8nXsyPB4Cipv37j6ZbcXB5w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Top</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
selling products from each state </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">USA TODAY
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">MORE: See the list of the top selling products from each state ... Oranges, however, are not even among in the top 20 exports from the
state. ... More than 10% of all export value in Arizona came from aircraft and aircraft parts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0902/Renaming-and-resizing-North-America-s-tallest-mountain&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoSMzk2OTg0MTE5MTY1MDA3ODUzMho4YTIwZWExNGQ4Y2RkMzNjOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNF4XcHXR6PEphQJN028BPs4qSnHRg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Renaming
(and resizing) North America's tallest mountain </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Christian Science Monitor
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Blaine Horner of CompassData probes the snow pack at the highest point in North America along with setting up Global Position System
equipment ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sadie K Carney</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Director’s Office</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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