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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!
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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.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/12/26/drought-recurring-theme-2015s-top-environmental-stories/77493134/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMjk4NjYxMDE3NTc4Njc1NDc0NTIaZWQ4NGM2NjIzNWJiNzVhODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFgYZjaSqV4IP7y8B_wIPcnJDvAyQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Drought</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
is recurring theme 2015's top environmental stories </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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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 2015,
<b>Oregon</b> environmental issues in the news included everything from contaminated clams to a carbon tax; pesticides to earthquake planning; ...<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/3859633-151/central-oregon-snowpack-measures-well-above-normal&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0NjI3MTg5Mzg0NTA5MDM1NTkyGjBiNTJlNjJiODUyNDA4MDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGs59qxvw1zl4srWzja1JwfuN7mOA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Central
Oregon snowpack measures well above normal </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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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 snowpack in the
<b>Deschutes</b>/Crooked River <b>Basin</b> is at 147 percent of normal for this time of year, she said. The measurement is compiled from ...<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.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20151228/wet-december-sends-snowpack-surging&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0NjI3MTg5Mzg0NTA5MDU5MDIyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG12hJI7ywZ7yLGNgK3ikxmFzQTnQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Wet
December sends snowpack surging </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">East Oregonian (subscription)
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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">... for
<b>Oregon</b>, though the precipitation forecast is less certain, according to a seasonal climate forecast by the
<b>Oregon Department of Agriculture</b> and ...<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.abc10.com/story/weather/2015/12/29/el-nio-drought-snow-precipitation-oregon-washington-california/78007002/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTY0NjI3MTg5Mzg0NTA5MDY1MjgyGjUyMDY0NzY5Y2FiNmYxN2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEZn9St1gnq_xoqvmz-Oj3MI63d_Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Decline
in Sierra <b>snowpack</b> continues </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">ABC10
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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 Mote, professor at
<b>Oregon</b> State, and his colleagues have been studying the changes in the Western
<b>snowpack</b> due to warming temperatures.<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.ksby.com/story/30847687/drought-reveals-historic-town-at-bottom-of-oregon-lake&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0NjI3MTg5Mzg0NTA5MDQ1OTYyGmVkODRjNjYyMzViYjc1YTg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGlnFI9_MNmY8ddQiyPp4RvjWN6AQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Drought</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
reveals historic town at bottom of <b>Oregon</b> lake </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KSBY San Luis Obispo 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">On October 29, Marion Sheriff Deputy Dave Zahn went to
<b>Oregon's</b> Detroit Lake to take pictures of Old Detroit, the 200-person town abandoned and ...<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://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/33880052-78/wood-burning-power-plant-is-clean-and-green.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM0NDg2NDg0NjIzMzE1NjY2MjUyGjBiMGY5ZGU5MzZmZjBiZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFqknj6bR06S9lTFH5QlUFNl2UBRw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Wood-burning
power plant is clean and green </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 Register-Guard
<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
<b>EPA</b> wrote a letter commending Seneca Sustainable Energy, saying, ... Both <b>
Oregon</b> and the <b>EPA</b> recognize the importance of using biomass 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://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/frogs-water-and-the-endangered-species-95308/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM0NDg2NDg0NjIzMzE1NjQxOTQyGjBiNTJlNjJiODUyNDA4MDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF2P0udH05b067iwn57gUoT16O6Ig"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Frogs,
Water, and the Endangered Species Act in 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">JD Supra (press release)
<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">BOR consulted with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service for operational impacts to listed species in the
<b>Deschutes</b> River <b>Basin</b> in 2003. The 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.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/12/oregon_42_landslide_could_take.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTY0NjI3MTg5Mzg0NTA5MDQ0NzEyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG5ejEAdu-GKb6-uppA3W_DbI2zBw"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
42 landslide could take month to clear, authorities say </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
<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">... said Jared Castle, an
<b>Oregon</b> Department of <b>Transportation</b> spokesman. ... The agency asks motorists to use U.S. 126,
<b>Oregon</b> 38 or U.S. 199 as ...<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.nrtoday.com/news/19836808-113/editorial-as-we-see-it-oregon-wilds&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjk4NjYxMDE3NTc4Njc1NTcxMzIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH6f-RP4CddFIEySC3D1j7NYtnwGw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Editorial:
As We See It - <b>Oregon</b> Wild's plan not a good one </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">NRToday.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">Much of the
<b>land</b> within <b>Oregon</b> Wild's wilderness. proposal is classified as high risk to catastrophic wildfire, and the national forests have identified ...<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.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/gypsy-moth-spraying-urged-in-oregon-washington-may-follow/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjk4NjYxMDE3NTc4Njc1NjQ5NTIaNDNhN2ZmN2FhMTZiMmUzMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEdpdvv3cjv4HmBv4sQibyDjftoeA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Gypsy-moth
spraying urged in <b>Oregon</b>; Washington may follow </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 Seattle 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">The
<b>Oregon Department of Agriculture</b> trapped 14 gypsy moths last summer, ... <b>
Oregon</b> and Washington officials said they would do environmental ...<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/20151222/farmers-must-disclose-field-locations-in-gmo-settlement&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM0NDg2NDg0NjIzMzE1NjUzNTkyGjJiNGMzYWJkMTYwMGYxYjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGAujLPN1dM2ycBTZYWSNVMyhMMrQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Farmers
must disclose field locations in <b>GMO</b> settlement </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
<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">Farmers who don't want to remove
<b>genetically engineered</b> alfalfa <b>crops</b> in <b>Oregon's</b> Jackson County must submit their field locations to attorneys ...<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/2015/12/the_costly_delay_in_addressing.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjk4NjYxMDE3NTc4Njc1NDc1MDIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEccyUOq8Uln7pwt4_iYmBJXUJPug"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
costly delay in addressing <b>Oregon's transportation</b> needs: Editorial Agenda
</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
<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">Few failures in Oregon legislative politics matched the implosion this year of a late-in-the-game effort to meet
<b>Oregon's transportation</b> needs. Nobody ...<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.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/government/county-prepares-for-possible-marijuana-ban-repeal/article_14018ace-e119-5607-80fd-54fca2cfa04c.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMjQ3NDQzMTY4MzczNDA0MDk0NzIaYTg1ODAzYjhmNmU5MzA2YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEj4NyPkfI2E7GDzKLmJrdK2qpRSQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">County</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
prepares for possible marijuana ban repeal </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Herald and News
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Klamath County</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> commissioners listen to testimony
regarding a ban on medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries during a hearing last ...<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/20151228/two-strikes-for-oregon-lng-in-easement-dispute-with-army-corps&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0NjI3MTg5Mzg0NTA5MDQ5NzIyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEcnewKJEwT_dfRVuDNKp0gLYIF2A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Two
strikes for <b>Oregon</b> LNG in easement dispute with Army Corps </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">Last summer, Acosta ruled in the Army Corps' favor after
<b>Oregon</b> LNG claimed the Army Corps has no right to the <b>land</b> beneath the water where 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.mailtribune.com/article/20151228/NEWS/151229679&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEzNTEwODk3MTc5NzA1ODkyNjkyGmE4NTgwM2I4ZjZlOTMwNmE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFniJDeYqf84PTH6Vim5tNQCJSeOQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Open
house planned on Jordan Cove, pipeline projects </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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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">It would run 56 miles through Jackson County, from the
<b>Klamath County</b> line in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to the Douglas County ...<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://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/286607-163293-metros-ugb-decision-will-have-impact-on-canby&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM0NDg2NDg0NjIzMzE1Njc2NTcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFEry2qJijtz88_zfMe3eY9r4Kj6A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Metro's
UGB decision will have impact on Canby </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">... industrial and residential
<b>land</b>, will end up absorbing new development without having to fight interest groups, like 1,000 Friends of
<b>Oregon</b>, or voter ...<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/2015/12/portland_will_spend_millions_o.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM0NDg2NDg0NjIzMzE1Njc5MjMyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGb9oBopes4BTsoVgnRWXLveA8ryw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
will spend millions on N/NE <b>housing</b> efforts </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">Portland plans to spend at least $96 million on
<b>housing</b> projects and programs in the Interstate Corridor urban renewal area of inner North and ...<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.planetizen.com/node/82905/portland-updating-regulations-infill-single-family-residential-neighborhoods&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjQ3NDQzMTY4MzczNDA0NDA4NjIaYTI4ZTJkYWVjZWQwMTc4ZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEEqtUSsG2o_5i5cMXZ16vajYa1Sw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
Updating Regulations for Infill in Single-Family Residential Neighborhoods </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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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">Portland is tackling a critical but often controversial issue: how to regulate infill development in residential neighborhoods when
growth is pushing ...<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://crossroads.newsworks.org/index.php/keystone-crossroads/item/89168-how-parking-rules-can-destroy-walkability&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTEzNTEwODk3MTc5NzA1OTAwMTEyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH2V07TpQZHrXEpxVecZFC28sDRTA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">How
parking rules can destroy walkability </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Newsworks.org
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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 lot of Pennsylvania cities are incorporating
<b>smart growth</b> policies and looking to build denser communities, says Karin Morris, manager of the Office ...<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.planetizen.com/node/82945/new-census-data-shows-return-old-domestic-migration-patterns&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTY0NjI3MTg5Mzg0NTA5MDM5ODgyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF4YozTCD2_p7pHjaTAYlaMY1vFTQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
Census Data Shows a Return to Old Domestic Migration Patterns </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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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">New Census data provides a contemporary view of domestic migration, which has returned to pre-recession patterns. Emily Badger and Darla ...<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.planetizen.com/node/82915/ceqa-abuse-choking-good-development-study-finds&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTMjk4NjYxMDE3NTc4Njc1NTA5NzIaYTI4ZTJkYWVjZWQwMTc4ZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEAx3wVY7QDkPVKwtF-STgh0y_g8w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">CEQA
Abuse 'Choking' Good Development, Study Finds </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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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 study of CEQA litigation revealed widespread abuse that experts say undermines California's environmental sustainability goals. In
August, law firm ...<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/today/index.ssf/2015/12/parts_of_california_are_sinkin.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjk4NjYxMDE3NTc4Njc1NDc0NTIaZWQ4NGM2NjIzNWJiNzVhODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNESW1VFlDTyxefNPsTMMhsroE2RtA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Parts
of California are sinking due to <b>drought</b>, heavy pumping </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">Four years of
<b>drought</b> and heavy reliance on pumping of groundwater have made the land sink faster than ever up and down California's Central ...<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.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/12/28/the-top-five-agriculture-stories-of-2015&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjk4NjYxMDE3NTc4Njc1NzI3MjIaZjAxNDFkNDM4YjZlYWU1NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFnH-b3RGvo3zxO6gmGuK-mcuhsVA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
Top Agriculture Stories of 2015 </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">World Bank Group
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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">Under the Kenya Sustainable
<b>Land Management</b> Project -- the first agricultural <b>land management</b> project to issue carbon credits -- we've trained over ...<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.planetizen.com/node/82909/friday-eye-candy-explore-changing-new-york-above&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTAxNjY0NTAwMDIyNzQ1OTEwNDIyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEzo3hNTfaZGd0aVMhhHAfE18u5Ig"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Friday
Eye Candy: Explore a Changing New York From Above </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Planetizen
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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">Via Twitter, Chris Wong announces the launch of Urban Scratchoff—a website that provides a new way to reveal the changes in New York
City over its ...<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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</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue">www.oregon.gov/LCD/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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