#umatilla — Public Fediverse posts
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Hype for the Future 135B: Umatilla National Forest
Introduction The Umatilla National Forest is a significant national forest located primarily within the region of Eastern Oregon, extending north into the State of Washington in the vicinity of the Tri-Cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. Overall, the national forest is generally oriented northeast to southwest, covering four counties in the State of Washington and six (6) counties in the State of Oregon. Counties From the ranger offices located in the City of Pendleton, Oregon, the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/15/hype-for-the-future-135b-umatilla-national-forest/
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Hype for the Future 135/284: City of Pilot Rock, Oregon
Overview The City of Pilot Rock is located within the southern portion of Umatilla County, Oregon, south of the Cities of Pendleton and Hermiston. Named for the geological feature known as Pilot Rock to the southwest, the community is largely situated along United States Route 395 in the region known as Eastern Oregon.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/15/hype-for-the-future-135-284-city-of-pilot-rock-oregon/
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Oregon cell phone ban aims to improve student focus and mental health | News https://www.byteseu.com/1294220/ #CellPhones #child #Children #EDUCATION #ElementarySchool #ExecutiveOrder #ExecutiveOrder2509 #Health #hermiston #HighSchool #K12 #kid #learn #learning #LocalNews #MiddleSchool #MobilePhone #NonstopLocal #order #Oregon #OregonSchools #pendleton #Phone #PHONES #PhonesInSchool #School #schools #SocialIssues #Student #students #umatilla #WashingtonNews
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#Tribes, #environmentalists gather forces against Amazon’s #Northwest #nuclear plan
Amazon’s push for small modular nuclear reactors [#SMR] is just the latest development in decades long fight over #NuclearEnergy
By Antonio Sierra (OPB)
Jan. 7, 2025"Chuck Johnson was 25 years old when he helped bring Oregon’s nuclear energy industry to a sudden halt.
"Fresh out of college, Johnson helped lead signature gathering and field organizing to pass Ballot Measure 7, which banned all new nuclear power plants in the state until the U.S. had a federally licensed permanent disposal facility. When Oregon’s only nuclear energy facility was closed in 1992, the measure effectively ensured that nothing would take its place unless major changes happened.
"For decades those changes seemed unlikely, but a new push by the power-hungry tech industry has reignited interest in nuclear energy in the region.
"Amazon announced in October that it is partnering with Energy Northwest to develop and build nuclear reactors in southeast #WashingtonState that would power its #DataCenters in #Umatilla and #Morrow counties. Amazon would work with its partners to develop and roll out a novel technology – small modular nuclear reactors – without brushing up against the limits of Measure 7 because the reactors would be north of the #ColumbiaRiver.
"For Amazon, SMRs would allow the tech and e-commerce giant to harness the immense, low-carbon [sic] power potential of nuclear energy while staying true to its climate goals, and avoiding the safety and environmental concerns that have plagued traditional reactors. More than 40 years after passing Measure 7, Johnson isn’t convinced.
"'If you can’t get rid of the waste produced by these plants, it’s irresponsible for us to – for the sake of some electricity right now – leave this legacy to future generations,' he said.
"Johnson is a part of a group of environmentalists, academics and American Indian tribes who are gathering force against a nuclear energy revival in the Northwest.
"Nuclear energy opponents argue that SMRs are simply a new coat of paint on the industry’s old problems. Like traditional reactors, they say that SMRs aren’t economically feasible and risk exposing people to #NuclearRadiation in a region still recovering from its World War II legacy."
Read more:
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/07/tribes-environmentalist-amazon-northwest-smr-nuclear-reactor-energy/
#NoNukesForAI #NoNukesForBezos #AmazonCorporation #NoNukesForTechBros #NoNukes #NativeAmericanActivism #AntinuclearActivism #NoNukesForBigTech #BigTech #AWS #Downwinders #CorporateColonialism -
#WhoKnew there were areas of the #USA where you could #ownProperty and even #HaveACabin or #HaveAHome but be #Landlocked out of it later by #BLM or other #governmentagencies?
#ProtectingTheEnvironment and #salmonFisheries/#SalmonSpawningAreas is very important,and clearly a lot of work and some money would be required to either #RestoreTheTrail they used to use or #ClearANewTrail, but these folks need to be able to #accessProperty they own and used to be able to use. The #FederalBureaucracy effectively using #EminentDomain doesn't seem fair in these cases.
#UmatillaNationalForest #UmatillaForest #UmatillaCounty #Umatilla #MiltonFreewater #SouthFork #WallaWallaRiver #HarrisPark #BurntCabinTrail #Oregon #NortheastOregon #LandownerAccess