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"Portland Harbor Contamination Poses Risk To Humans, Environment, Study Shows"

"Decades of industrial pollution in the Portland Harbor Superfund site have left high levels of contaminants in river sediment, an exhaustive survey concludes, posing risks to wildlife, fish and humans who eat fish from the nine-mile stretch of the Willamette River."

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Source: Portland Oregonian, 10/26/2009

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"Critics Contest Dam Plan in Northwest"

"The Obama administration’s new plan to show that salmon and hydroelectric dams can coexist along the Columbia and Snake Rivers is not all that different from the Bush administration’s old plan, according to critics who want a federal judge to rule against it."

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Source: NYTimes, 10/12/2009

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"Deal To Raze 4 Klamath Dams"

"In what is being touted as the world's biggest dam-removal project, an agreement was reached Tuesday to remove four dams on the Klamath River and restore a 300-mile migratory route for California's beleaguered salmon."

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 10/01/2009

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"Laundry Waste Water Harming Puget Sound, Study Says"

"Dirty water from residential washing machines is a significant source of a toxin polluting Puget Sound, according to a study released Tuesday."

Chemicals

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Source: Tacoma News Tribune, 09/30/2009

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SEJ Joins Amicus Brief on Dangerously Expanded FOIA Exemption

Several media organizations have joined the case of a Puget Sound resident denied information, under the "law enforcement" exemption to FOIA, that would identify the locations and potential blast ranges of explosive ordnance stored in the area.

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"Scientists Take To The Trees To Measure Global Warming"

Scientists use treetop gondolas in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southeast Washington to study the effects of global warming on trees.

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Source: Reuters, 09/18/2009

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"New Northwest Salmon Plan Modifies Bush Approach"

"Seattle -- Fisheries managers announced Tuesday that they would enhance but not significantly alter the government's current strategy for saving salmon from extinction in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, drawing criticism from conservationists."

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Source: LA Times, 09/16/2009

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"Workers Excavate Hanford Pool That Held Spent Fuel"

"Workers at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site have finished excavating a leaky pool built in the 1950s to hold spent fuel from nuclear reactors."

Nuclear Power & Radiation

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Source: AP, 09/11/2009

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"Oregon Regulators Drop Support for Cement Plant Rule"

"Oregon regulators say they will not support an exemption from federal pollution rules for a cement plant in Eastern Oregon that is one of the largest sources of mercury emissions in the nation."

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Source: AP, 09/07/2009

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October 6, 2009 to October 7, 2009

The Natural Step: Strategic Sustainability for Leaders - Level 1 Course

Companies and communities can thrive within naturally sustainable systems. The workshops focus on The Natural Step Framework, a proven, science-based method for achieving strategic sustainability. “Green initiatives are a good start, but not enough,” according to TNS-USA Executive Director, Regina Hauser. “We use a comprehensive framework that helps people develop a vision and strategies for long term sustainability, building on short term successes.” Learn More: http://www.naturalstepusa.org/SSFL

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