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Northern Spotted Owl
4:27 pm
Wed November 28, 2012

More State Forestland Protected For Spotted Owl In Oregon

Credit John and Karen Hollingsworth / Wikimeda Commons
A new map dictating protected habitat of the northern spotted owl covers nine million acres of federal forest.

The new map of protected habitat for the northern spotted owl affects far more state forestland in Oregon than in Washington or California.

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Ocean Acidification
4:58 pm
Tue November 27, 2012

Gregoire Announces 3.3 Million To Tackle Ocean Acidification

Credit Pessimist / Wikimedia Commons
A new report released by Gov. Gregoire calls for more research on the local causes of ocean acidification.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has just released a long awaited report on ocean acidification. At a public ceremony today she announced major funding for the execution of some of the report’s recommendations.

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Timber Sales Halted
4:49 pm
Tue November 27, 2012

Judge Halts Logging In Oregon State Forests

Credit Gus Van Vliet / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A preliminary injunction has halted timber sales in three state forests that are home to the threatened marbled murrelet.

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction halting 11 timber sales in Oregon’s state forests. The state is being sued by three conservation groups who say the logging projects imperil a federally protected seabird.

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Hanford Management
4:47 pm
Mon November 26, 2012

Management Change For Hanford Treatment Plant

Credit U.S. Dept. of Energy
Kevin Smith is set to become the new Manager of the Office of River Protection.

A Hanford watchdog group is concerned with what it calls a “revolving door” for top managers at the nuclear site in southeast Washington.

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