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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....
Tags: PacifiCorp, Environmental Issues, Water Supply, Natural Disasters, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Death sentences plunge in U.S.; Texas again No. 1 in executions
Nation NowDeath Penalty Information Center survey: Death sentences plummeted in 2011 and executions have declined. Texas was still first in executions, with 13.... -
Snow wasn't bad enough? Now Oregon is battling floods
Nation NowWinter storms in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon faces flooding as snow turns to rain and inundates rivers and creeks in the Willamette Valley, while Washington continues to battle snow and ice.... -
Seattle headed back to what it knows best: rain
Nation NowWinter storms in the Pacific Northwest: Seattle is in for a snow melt, as Oregon continues to battle flooding from rising rivers and creeks.... -
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Oregon governor declares moratorium on death penalty
Nation NowOregon governor declares moratorium on death penalty and grants a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Gary Haugen, who had been scheduled to die on Dec. 6... -
Pardons aren't just for presidential turkeys this week
Opinion L.A.President Obama pardoned two turkeys. Newt Gingrich offered illegal immigrants a break -- and got roasted. And Oregon's governor took a principled stand against the death penalty.... -
Oregon joins fight against shark finning
Greenspace“With the global trade in shark fins pushing sharks toward extinction, it will take strong actions such as this to prevent us from making irreversible changes to our ocean ecosystems,” said Whit Sheard, Senior Advisor for Oceana, a maritime... -
Tsunami mostly spares other nations around the Pacific Rim
Los Angeles TimesStrong aftershocks and a second sizable earthquake rattled Japan through the night after the island nation's worst quake in recorded history, but the tsunami waves that drowned hundreds in northeast Japan mostly spared other countries around the Pacific...Tags: Weather, Japan, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters
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Tsunami triggers moderate water surges along Oregon coast
Los Angeles TimesModerate surges were reported along the Oregon coast as coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest were pounded with waves of up to 6 feet, but the effects by mid-morning Friday were moderate and there were no reports of substantial damage. A couple...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Tsunamis
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Coquille doubles down on Medford casino
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.A one-casino-per-tribe policy in Oregon faces a tough test as the Coquille Indian Tribe pursues a Medford gaming operation. Gov. John Kitzhaber and the tribe have been at odds over a so-called gentleman's agreement limiting each of the nine tribes in...Tags: Politics, Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Regional Authority
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May Day activists cheer state immigration laws
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country. Among the patchwork changes to state law...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Laws, DREAM Act, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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