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Idaho gravel mine may endanger Salmon River 1%

Boise Idaho Statesman 04/27/2009 Two environmental groups urged state and federal agencies to investigate gravel mining operations within the Salmon River channel, calling on the Environmental ...

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Clinton says US is ready to lead on climate 1%

New York Times 04/27/2009 After eight years largely on the sidelines of the international policy debate on climate change, the United States is prepared to lead negotiations toward a ...

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I-90 project at Ellensburg first with stimulus 1%

Seattle Times 04/27/2009 The Transportation Department says a paving project that started Monday on Interstate 90 at Ellensburg is the first in the state funded by federal stimulus ...

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Hurricanes reduce ability of forests to store carbon 1%

New Scientist 04/27/2009 Destruction wreaked by hurricanes over the past 150 years has severely affected the ability of US forests to store carbon, say ecologists. The finding ...

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West Fraser forest industry bottoming out 1%

Globe and Mail 04/27/2009 The leader of one of Canada's largest softwood lumber companies believes the beleaguered industry is at the bottom and predicts a “significant rebound” as a ...

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No northwest swine flu yet, but health officials on heightened alert 1%

Oregon Public Broadcasting 04/27/2009 Washington State has requested 230,000 doses of anti-viral drugs from the federal government’s pandemic flu stockpile. Two mild cases of swine flu have been ...

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Bill tweaks Oregon's domestic partnership law 1%

Oregon Public Broadcasting 04/27/2009 A bill that passed the Oregon House Monday would tweak some rules regarding the state’s domestic partnership law. The measure would streamline the process ...

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Last-second bill will help Seattle bus service 1%

Seattle Post-Intelligencer 04/27/2009 King County leaders cheered the passage of a bill Sunday night they say will help soften the impact of Metro bus service cuts and other reductions being caused ...

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Oregon Health Plan fosters insurance research 1%

Coos Bay World 04/27/2009 A lottery system created to decide who receives insurance through the Oregon Health Plan is offering researchers a rare chance to study the benefits of health ...

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BC on 'high alert' after confirming swine flu 1%

Vancouver Sun 04/27/2009 Two people in Metro Vancouver have the same swine flu virus that has killed dozens in Mexico, according to Canada health authorities. Both young adults who had ...

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Pedometers to study lazy, happy cows 1%

Corvallis Gazette Times 04/27/2009 Oregon State University researchers are using pedometers to study whether cows -- which prefer to lie down when they aren't being milked or eating -- are ...

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Aged electric grid looks to a brighter future 1%

NPR 04/27/2009 The nation's electricity grid faces huge challenges — it's unprepared for increasing demand and a future that includes more renewable sources of energy. In a ...

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Views: Bridge Idaho's gender gap on wages 1%

Boise Idaho Statesman 04/27/2009 The Idaho Legislature unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the pay inequities between men and women doing the same work and declaring April 28 as Equal ...

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Idaho women's pay lags far behind men 1%

Boise Idaho Statesman 04/27/2009 Idaho women -- who on average only earn 60 cents for every dollar their male counterparts makes across all industries -- have to work almost 4 months into ...

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Alaskan Way Viaduct one of successful bills 1%

Seattle Times 04/27/2009 The Alaskan Way Viaduct will be replaced with a stacked four-lane, deep-bore tunnel under First Avenue and an elevated segment through Sodo. An amendment to ...

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Views: Overselling the green economy 1%

Washington Post 04/27/2009 Few things are more appealing in politics than something for nothing. As Congress begins considering anti-global-warming legislation, environmentalists hold ...

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Losing the war on Canada's climate gases 1%

Vancouver Sun 04/27/2009 The latest report on greenhouse gas emissions undercuts all the enthusiastic talk from politicians about the war on global warming. Canada's Kyoto accord ...