en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Policy headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125850693443052993.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Cap and Trade Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Pollution & Toxics United States 11/17/2009 Wall Street Journal On a book tour in Seattle, former Vice President Al Gore weighs in on the Copenhagen climate summit, Obama's efforts so far, the prospects for US legislation, pseudo-science and garden-variety denial. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010291286_webgore17m.html?syndication=rss Cap and Trade Climate Efficiency Energy Environment Policy Pollution & Toxics United States Washington 11/17/2009 Seattle Times Gov. Ted Kulongoski ordered a hurry-up review Tuesday of Oregon's incentives for renewable energy companies in the face of ongoing criticism of the tax breaks, asking whether the increasingly expensive Business Energy Tax Credit is necessary for continued expansion of renewable and wind energy. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/governor_orders_review_of_ener.html Climate Economy Energy Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Oregon 11/17/2009 Oregonian The City Council expects to approve a plan Tuesday night to annex island properties into the city in order to streamline services and save money. http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/11/livestock_in_the_city_hillsbor.html Environment Policy Oregon 11/17/2009 Oregonian The federal judge overseeing the balancing act between salmon and Columbia Basin dams says he doesn't think he can consider new steps the Obama administration wants to take. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/judge_raises_concerns_over_col.html Environment Policy Salmon Oregon United States 11/16/2009 Oregonian Cattle feeding lot owners will have to submit a nutrient management plan for review under new rules proposed for Idaho by the US Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.idahostatesman.com/environment/story/975402.html Environment Food & Farms Policy Idaho United States 11/16/2009 Boise Idaho Statesman The health-overhaul bill passed by the House this month includes many benefits for seniors, including elimination of the Medicare prescription-drug "doughnut hole" and copays on preventive services. But still, many seniors remain unconvinced that health reform would be good for them. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2010284977_medicare17m.html Human Health Policy United States 11/17/2009 Seattle Times Gov. Butch Otter said the federal government has let down the ranchers and others in Idaho who stepped forward to help a rare flowering bush that grows in the Foothills and in wet areas of Southwest Idaho's desert - even though it was not protected under the Endangered Species Act. http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/976028.html Environment Policy Idaho 11/17/2009 Boise Idaho Statesman National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis didn't wait long to reach into his Idaho roots. Jarvis, who served as superintendent of Craters of the Moon National Monument, picked the University of Idaho's Gary Machlis to serve as the first National Park Service science adviser. http://www.idahostatesman.com/environment/story/974714.html Environment Policy Idaho United States 11/17/2009 Boise Idaho Statesman