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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-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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
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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.wsj.com/articles/federal-grand-jury-charges-16-people-over-oregon-land-occupation-1454624552&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDkwODMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE3rqbSfUuFHC7oLWtrBnmSxab94Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">16
 People Charged in Oregon Land Occupation </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">A federal grand jury has charged 16 people in connection with the armed takeover of a wildlife refuge in Oregon, including the four
 who continue 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.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/02/oregon_standoff_timeline_how_t.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMjMwNTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFIX7-cSD3fRwhaWB_ct6srw7H55A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 standoff timeline: How the occupation unfolded </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">It's been a full month since armed protesters took control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, but the conflict over
 federal land ...<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://ivn.us/2016/02/04/understanding-oregon-standoff-occupiers-legitimate-grievance/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDkwODMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFd8fgfsvWUXS1hB5zdwb3fY6awFg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Understanding
 the Oregon Standoff: Do the Occupiers Have a Legitimate Grievance? </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">IVN 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">It owns 81 percent of the land in Nevada and 53 percent of the land in Oregon: in Harney County, the site of the refuge, it owns three-fourths
 of the land ...<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://time.com/4206631/how-conservationists-could-have-prevented-the-oregon-standoff/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDk1NDUyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFnZ1owi-nhgiaSULaopKoDE55kVg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">How
 Conservationists Could Have Prevented the Oregon Standoff </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">In 2003, the Institute for Wildlife Protection filed a 992 page petition to force listing of the Greater Sage Grouse with the Department
 of Interior under 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/3967188-151/sisters-area-wedding-site-denied-by-appeals-court&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMzIwMDIaZWY1OTRiNjFlMTJmNjYzMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGLXGXwvC7AwYZ7TZM4ceYAzJng0g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sisters
 area wedding site denied by appeals court </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 Oregon Court of Appeals has dealt another blow to a Sisters-area couple who ... agreeing with a Oregon State Land Use Board of Appeals
 ruling last year. ... The decision allowed for 18 weddings to be held on the 1.6-acre park ...<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/292169-169443-metro-council-stands-firm-on-stafford&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDgxMDgyGmY3ZThlYzdmY2M0M2JhYjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEZDBzmzuwXx2KKGMU0Q82VIPatpQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Metro
 Council stands firm on Stafford </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">... goes back to the state Land Conservation and Development Commission. ... Oregon lawmakers intervened shortly afterward to settle
 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.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2016/02/04/should-oregons-local-governments-get-ban-gmo-crops/79790698/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDkyMzcyGjJiNGMzYWJkMTYwMGYxYjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHwSI8LOCChqklq88vcUsTBWqiaFA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Should
 Oregon's local governments get to ban GMO crops? </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 battle over genetically engineered crops has returned to the Legislature. A House committee on Thursday heard testimony on the first
 of two bills ...<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.idahostatesman.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/letters-from-the-west/article58532808.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDc5MjMyGjJkMGFiM2Q5Yzk5NWVmYTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG3QqnOzIymHqF33JeOND5-0dvDgw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Dam
 lessons for the Northwest </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Idaho Statesman (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">The tribes, with senior water rights recognized in Oregon state court, would have subordinated their senior rights so farmers had access
 to the water ...<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/news/local/34020418-75/lane-county-supporting-planned-lawsuit-against-federal-government-over-logging-restrictions.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzNDY3MDIaYzFmMTA3ZDFkODljN2MxYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF-pBW0TEzBufv9nD_LN8coQVweJQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Lane
 County commmissioners agree to help fund lawsuit against BLM Western 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">The Register-Guard
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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">Environmental advocates say a number of federal laws restrict logging on federal lands and that the O&C Act of 1937 isn't the only thing
 guiding ...<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/3964080-151/tree-farm-development-west-of-bend-moves-forward&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMTQxMjIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG9aP-pGaD5K0irqsTP-xY-n1WNJA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Tree
 Farm development west of Bend moves forward </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">... reached this week between developers and Central Oregon LandWatch. ... in the planned westward expansion of Bend's urban growth
 boundary.<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.pamplinmedia.com/nbg/142-news/291597-169009-financial-challenges-loom-but-theres-time-to-plan&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMjE0ODIaNDI5MjQ5Y2MyNGU4ODY1NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEkhU9l0o75FSLsjuOspvpghJGxfw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Financial
 challenges loom, but there's time to 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">Pamplin Media 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">Measure 50</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">, implemented during the 1997-1998 fiscal
 year, cut taxes and established a cap on how much a property's assessed value could increase ...<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://blog.oregonlive.com/pba/2016/02/what_can_oregon_learn_from_uta.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMTI1NTIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEV6OZHcYYRn1-EdTMZHdvfyl9prw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">What
 can Oregon learn from Utah's success? </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 (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">They didn't walk away from serving others, but the primary focus of their "Housing First" effort was on the chronically homeless population,
 which they ...<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.willamettelive.com/2016/news/can-salem-build-a-home-for-its-homless/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDY2MDkyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHq2tnDJOvZJ1PWy993ExPJsKkTVw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Can
 Salem Build a home for its homeless? </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">WilliametteLive.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 Council says, “Study after study has shown that Housing First yields ... Here in Salem, the Housing First approach is approved by
 T.J. Putman, .... like those on the old North Campus of the Oregon State Hospital or aging hotels.<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.willamettelive.com/2016/news/bill-aims-to-fund-salem-transit/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDY3MjIyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFjL8jUM4HJIw2oy_QRBuDTHcsECA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bill
 aims to fund Salem transit </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">Other backers are the Oregon Transportation Association and Rogue Valley Transportation District. In the legislature, sponsors include
 Rep. Jodi Hack ...<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.bendsource.com/bend/smith-rock-love/Content%3Foid%3D2592161&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMjA5NTIaMjFhYzg4MWE4MDVmOWQxMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHDhfjCR08Q29cpddrLOINSHvQ0Mw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Smith
 Rock Love </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 Source Weekly
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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">Central Oregon's majestic Smith Rock State Park is considered to be one of Oregon's "Seven Wonders" by Travel Oregon, the state agency
 that ...<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/20160202/oregons-water-outlook-is-good-for-now-but-not-a-sure-thing&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMzQ2MTIaNTIwNjQ3NjljYWI2ZjE3Yzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEOMLtEzkxpEZSAT3-pn-E8qup0YA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon's</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 water outlook is good for now, but not a sure thing </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">PORTLAND — Oregon's snowpack looks good as February unfolds, but the hydrologist who tracks it says anything can happen in the next
 couple ...<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.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2016/02/02/feds-announce-new-klamath-accord-to-remove-dams-by-2020&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMjQ2NDIaYTU3YzViY2I2NmNmYTVlMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFYuHoE_CPwVwHc4NttENZh_C8NsA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Feds
 Announce New Klamath Accord to Remove Dams by 2020 </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">North Coast Journal (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">If approved, PacifiCorp would transfer title of the Klamath River dams to a non-federal entity that ... “Oregon is moving forward in
 the Klamath Basin.<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/3965064-151/california-oregon-moving-to-demolish-klamath-dams&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzMzYyMDIaZTk4YzkyNTJjZWY4OGFhMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGhn0L12kttPgU_FwoXzXiHNl4pzg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">California,
 Oregon moving to demolish Klamath dams </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">—Federal officials and the states of California and Oregon will press ... Dam removal and associated habitat restoration has been estimated
 to cost 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.currypilot.com/News/Local-News/One-lane-of-Highway-101-open-near-sinkhole&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzNDE0NDIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHPuU5q2d-_A_a5sN1VQo3NneKLEA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">One
 lane of Highway 101 open near sinkhole </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 Oregon Department of Transportation will announce which company has won the bid to repair the damage Thursday — and the winner will
 have a ...<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.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/291700-169086-coal-on-chopping-block-as-work-begins-on-renewable-energy-proposals&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY0MDE1NjIyNzAyNzIzNDM1NDIaNzUyYWMzN2ZlMTM5M2JkZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH8BIDO7OdcAwwDeZ7qj8DSHyHIeA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Coal
 on chopping block as work begins on renewable energy proposals </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">SALEM — Oregon lawmakers held the first hearings Tuesday on two major bills to increase limits on carbon emissions. Legislative committees
 have ...<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.bendsource.com/bend/a-river-used-to-run-through-it/Content%3Foid%3D2592148&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTEyMjQ3ODI4ODY2MDA2MDk1ODYyGjBiNTJlNjJiODUyNDA4MDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFRddOQWACzjXypzK-e0whDJ80QyA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">A
 River Used To Run Through It </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 Deschutes Basin Board of Control, which includes the Tumalo, North Unit and Central irrigation districts, released a statement responding
 to the ...<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050</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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