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Worker dies after ammonia exposure

A man who was working for a subcontractor at a Simplot fertilizer plant near Pocatello has died at a Utah hospital after being exposed to ammonia last weekend.

Fight over water at WSU golf course

A lawyer representing residents near Washington State University says the state failed to consider whether the school should have relinquished a water right it uses to irrigate a golf course.


Crane cuts power to a third of Vietnam

One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.


Rangers to patrol troubled city parks

By JOURNAL STAFF

Mayor Mike McGinn and Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel announced yesterday that the city will hire two new park rangers to patrol Cal Anderson Park and Occidental Square full time.


Application filed for $7B Coos Bay gas terminal

Developers proposing a $7 billion plant to export natural gas from the Rockies and Canada to Asia filed a formal application this week with federal regulators.


Nuclear plant is out for refueling

The only nuclear power plant in the Northwest is shut down for a refueling that takes place every two years.


Late snow delays $8.9M Mount Rainier road rehab

By JOURNAL STAFF

Tucci & Sons started the project last summer and expect to finish in September.


ST picks route for Tacoma light rail

By JOURNAL STAFF

Sound Transit's Board of Directors Thursday selected the North Downtown Central corridor route, which runs through the city's Stadium District and Martin Luther King Jr. mixed-use area, as its preferred line for the expansion of light rail in Tacoma.


Wyden has plan to boost logging

Sen. Ron Wyden is zeroing in on his plan for boosting logging on federal lands in Western Oregon and helping rural counties beset by money problems.


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Your patio can also be a power plant
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