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Sources Of Water Pollution
5:35 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Poll Finds High Awareness Of Stormwater Pollution In Northwest States

Residents of the Northwest see urban stormwater runoff as a top source of water pollution, according to a poll commissioned by EarthFix.

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Coordinated Earthquake Drill
4:51 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Millions To Take Part In Coordinated Earthquake Drill

Credit Sue White
Waipawa kindergarten in New Zealand teaches children how to be safe in emergencies.

Numerology and disaster preparedness come together Thursday morning on a big scale. At 10:18 on 10/18, eight Western states along with British Columbia and other places are coordinating on an earthquake and tsunami drill. Nearly a million people are signed up to participate in the Northwest.

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Ore. Coal Export Terminal
4:37 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Commissioners Postpone Coal Vote

Credit Callum Black / Wikimedia Commons
Many people object to the environmental impacts of having coal trains traveling through Oregon towns and the possibility of derailments.

The Lane County Board of Commissioners decided not to vote yet on a resolution supporting a proposed coal export terminal in Coos Bay. Still, the board took public comment on the resolution from about two dozen people at their meeting Wednesday.

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Washington Unemployment
4:25 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Washington Unemployment Ticks Down

Washington’s jobless rate dropped just slightly in September. State economists Wednesday pegged unemployment at 8.5 percent. That erases a small uptick in August.

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Wounded Canadian Border Guard
4:21 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Wounded Canadian Border Guard Identified

Credit Washington State Dept. of Transportation
A Canadian border guard was shot in the neck at the Peach Arch Border Crossing on Tuesday afternoon.

Police in Canada have identified the guard shot at the Peace Arch border crossing north of Blaine, Wash. She is in stable condition as the investigation into the shooting continues.

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