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School district sues Oregon forestry agency over timber revenues

A small school district has sued the Oregon Department of Forestry over declining timber revenues as the state prepares to implement a new management plan for its forests. The Jewell School District, home to roughly 145 students in Clatsop County, filed the lawsuit in Oregon Circuit Court last week. Source: School district sues Oregon forestry […]
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Oregon school district sues over habitat conservation plan

The Jewell School District has filed a lawsuit against the state forester and the Oregon Department of Forestry over their new habitat conservation plan. The plan, which was approved this month by the state Board of Forestry, was developed to help the state stay in compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act and designates protected […]
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School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan

One of the smallest school districts in Oregon is suing the state in an attempt to send a landmark forest habitat conservation plan back to the drawing board. On behalf of the Jewell School District in the heart of the Clatsop State Forest in northwest Oregon, a Portland law firm filed the suit on March […]
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Jewell School District sees hope in potential legislation to offset habitat conservation plan

The introduction of a bill sponsored by state Rep. Cyrus Javadi and state Sen. Suzanne Weber has brought new hope to the Jewell School District’s goal of mitigating the impact of the habitat conservation plan on the rural district’s finances. At a school board meeting on Monday night, Cory Pederson, the Jewell superintendent, summarized House […]
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Boil water notice lifted at Evergreen Acres in Jewell

State and county officials announced Friday evening that samples from the Evergreen Acres water system have come back clean of coliform bacteria, or E. coli. The system provides drinking water to around 100 people. Source: Boil water notice lifted at Evergreen Acres in Jewell – KMUN

Oregon Residents Have Been Boiling Drinking Water for a Year

A small town in Oregon has been under a boil-water notice for a year after bacteria was found in the water supply. Jewell, which is about an hour northwest of Portland, has a population of 1,403—all of whom haven’t been able to safely use the water from their taps since last December when the water […]
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