New EPA Rule Could Delay Longview Fibre Bio-Mass Project

By Erik Olson/ The Daily News

Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 8:30 pm

Courtesy Photo - Two boilers overlook a chip pile at the south end of the Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging mill. The company is seeking to build a $100 million biomass boiler to go online 2013.

Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging officials say a new federal rule to curb greenhouse emissions could unintentionally delay or kill their effort to produce clean, renewable power at the Longview mill......Read Full TDN Report

The Daily Astorian: Port Of Astoria Revises Lease With Log Exporter

Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:26 pm
By KATIE WILSON - The Daily Astorian

Pier 3 Could Be Up And Running As A Log Operation Site S.

At a meeting Tuesday night, the Port of Astoria commissioners approved a revised lease with Westerlund Log Handlers, allowing the Bremerton, Wash.-based company to use Pier 3 and, in turn, allowing the Port to lease out unused space to other operations......Read Full Katie Wilson Report

No Confirmation Yet For Oregon U.S. Attorney Spot

From: Statesman Journal-USA Today-AP

Posted 12/28/2010 9:42 AM ET

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Senate adjourned without confirming President Barack Obama's nominee for the top federal prosecutor in Oregon.....Read Full Brief

From The Daily News: Washington State Joins Appeal Of Cowlitz County Commission's Approval Of Proposed Coal Export Terminal

By Erik Olson / The Daily News
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 5:35 pm
Related: Commissioners approve permit for Columbia River coal terminal

The state Department of Ecology has filed to become a party in an appeal of a coal export facility in Cowlitz County, state officials announced Tuesday. The appeal, put forward by an alliance of environmental groups, is scheduled to be heard in mid-April.......Read Full Report

From KGW.Com: Fire Destroys Seaside's 12th Avenue Market

by KGW Staff
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:21 AM
Updated today at 7:30 AM

SEASIDE, Ore. – A huge blaze destroyed a grocery store in Seaside early Tuesday morning.
The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at the 12th Avenue Grocery Store.
Firefighters said they arrived to see flames shooting out of the roof and it took them an hour to get the blaze under control.
No one was injured in the fire but the building was destroyed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.....Watch Video Report

From: Oregon Attorney General John Kroger - Mortgage Payment Assistance Available To Qualified Recipient Households

Oregon has recently received $220 million in federal money to help distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure.

The Mortgage Payment Assistance Program pays the mortgage of a qualified recipient household for an entire year, up to $20,000. If you have suffered a loss of income of 25% or more, this program may help you keep your home. The deadline to apply is January 14, 2011. More information is available at OHSI

In many communities this program has gone unnoticed. These days, everyone knows someone for whom it could make all the difference. Please forward this important information to your friends, family and neighbors.

From everyone at DOJ, have a safe and happy New Year!