From laura.lehman at state.or.us Fri Nov 14 15:15:15 2014 From: laura.lehman at state.or.us (Lehman, Laura) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 23:15:15 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News November 14, 2014 Message-ID: <75CEA9162A70214AA950529470B5F3832A75FB76@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! 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. The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news Anyone may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change their subscription to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news. ________________________________ Oregon helps defend Obama administration's carbon limits on power plants Portland Oregonian Oregon has signed on with 13 other states and the District of Columbia to defend one of the Obama Administration's signature climate-change initiatives. The 14 states filed a "friend of the court" brief this week asking the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to overturn proposed limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants. O&C timber bill: Ron Wyden chalks up a win; looks for last-minute passage in congress Portland Oregonian Sen. Ron Wyden on Thursday made his big end-of-session move to pass a controversial bill aimed at increasing federal timber harvests in western Oregon. The Oregon Democrat pushed the bill through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee over the objection of both the timber industry and some environmental groups and he's now seeking to attach it to legislation that Congress is expected to pass before ending its lame-duck session. Panel moves toward rule changes on rail shipment of hazardous material Portland Tribune Railroads and government agencies are coming closer to agreement on changes in state rules governing rail movements of hazardous materials, including crude oil. Warmer climate imperils our health Portland Tribune Polls show climate change doesn't rank among Oregonians uppermost concerns, perhaps because it's so overwhelming or abstract in their daily lives. Less snow on Mount Hood? We can live with that. More heat waves? Turn up the air conditioning. But tell folks to expect an upsurge in asthma, and more mosquitos and ticks spreading West Nile and Lyme disease, and everyone can relate. Tom McCall casts a long shadow Daily Astorian Brent Walth reconsiders the context of famed Oregon legislator Tom McCall. Metro panels spar over contents of Toolbox Portland Tribune The proposals are included in what is called the Draft Toolbox of Possible Actions to enact the Climate Smart Communities Strategy. Metro is scheduled to finalize the strategy and present it to the state in December. Fate of Oregon's greater sage grouse uncertain after feds list Gunnison grouse as threatened The Oregonian - OregonLive.com Oregon ranchers whose cattle graze on sage grouse habitat have teamed up with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on measures aimed at ... Editorial: Man bites dog; farmer beats developer Daily Astorian An Idaho farmer purchased land that was about to be taken out of ... Senate Bill 1, which became Oregon's statewide land use planning process. Gov. Wilderness plan wins support The Register-Guard A proposed federal wilderness area encircling Oregon's Painted Hills has won ... County officials refer to the land as the "Golden Triangle.". Deschutes County mulls basalt rock mine Bend Bulletin Each of the decisions were appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals by neighboring landowners and remanded back to the county. Oregon leads nation in percentage rise in foreclosures in October The Oregonian - OregonLive.com Oregon had the nation's most dramatic year-over-year rise of foreclosure ... foreclosures that have been circling the runway for years are starting to land, the ... Lenders started 883 foreclosures in Oregon in October, almost four times ... Water-project skeptics win control of Bend council McMinnville News-Register The November election has given skeptics of two major water projects a majority on the Bend City Council, a development that is likely to mean wariness about spending to promote rapid growth in a city known for it and new approaches to contentious issues such as housing density. Uber rideshare launches in Gresham, Beaverton, Tigard and Hillsboro, but still spinning wheels in ... The Oregonian - OregonLive.com A week after a Portland Bureau of Transportation report showed the city is greatly underserved by taxis when they're needed most, Uber officials said ... Street signs get historic flair Daily Astorian Along with its new crosswalks, downtown Astoria's in line for some spiffy new street signs. Legislature poised to make low-carbon fuel standards permanent Blue Mountain Eagle Oregon Democrats say they intend to make permanent Oregon's ... reduction in the carbon content of transportation fuels over the next decade. Indians seek decent housing by their beloved river Yamhill Valley News Register Bernadette Grace's trailer, tidy and small, is well hidden behind a larger trailer charred and strewn with trash. It's far enough from the communal restroom and shower without doors, where addicts have cooked meth and drunks linger after dark. But close enough to the icy waters that sustain her. Companies ask judge to dismiss right to farm challenge Capital Press Several companies are asking an Oregon judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the states right to farm law. City land plan update worries some neighborhood leaders Portland Tribune The process to update the city's comprehensive land-use plan that determines where development occurs would seem to be perfect example. It began ... Interstate 5 bridge project alive in transit plan McMinnville News-Register Part of the Clark County long-range regional transportation plan ... The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council is reviewing the ... an Oregon-only version of the project came to a dead end earlier this year. Novus Pacific to build full-scale Oregon renewable energy plant Biomass Magazine Novus Pacific to build full-scale Oregon renewable energy plant ... 10-year agreement with BP to use the fuel as alternative transportation fuel in a San ... Threatened by Urban Growth Boundary, Helvetia farmer finds legal shield for his land The Oregonian - OregonLive.com There are more than 400 in Oregon, nearly two-dozen of which are in Washington County, according to the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts. Car, freight, biking and transit advocates agree to back Oregon gas tax or fee hike in 2015 BikePortland.org The deal brokered by members of the Oregon Transportation Forum would use a gas tax and/or auto fee hike to raise hundreds of millions of dollars ... Eugene identifies areas to grow into The Register-Guard State land use laws require cities to show they have enough land within their urban growth boundaries to meet population growth and projected ... School board gets land appraisal The Register-Guard Uses on public and parks land are strictly limited. ... could be appealed to the state Land Use Board of Appeals and the Oregon Court of Appeals. Report predicts little damage from LNG project Eugene Register-Guard Federal regulators have concluded that a terminal on the Oregon Coast to export natural gas to Asia and its supply pipeline would cause some limited environmental damage, but nothing that cannot be dealt with by mitigation measures offered by the builders and regulators. A little note from Laura: I am moving on from DLCD and the Land Use News, but never fear! I'm leaving the Land Use News in extremely capable hands and you will continue to get your weekly fix of the very latest in the land use world. Thanks to all of you who have provided feedback and links to stories, it's been a pleasure. 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