By Julia Shumway | Editor
“These glacier losses are tangible evidence of continued climate warming.” — Andrew Fountain, a Portland State University geology professor who led a study that found that more than one-third of the glacier cover in western states including Oregon has disappeared since 1950.
Also in today's edition:
Fiber, broadband projects on hold after Kotek data center order
Ballot rejections soared in rural counties after mail changes
DoJ sends election monitors to all states
And one more thing:
If you haven’t turned your ballot in yet, make sure to use an official ballot box or go in person to your county elections office. Yesterday was the last day election officials recommended using the U.S. Postal Service.
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By Alex Baumhardt
Six western states, including Oregon, have lost more than one-third of their glacial cover since 1950 and more than 300 glaciers in those states have disappeared entirely as the earth has rapidly warmed, a first-of-its-kind inventory and analysis confirms.
By Shaanth Nanguneri
A view of data centers in Boardman, Oregon. New records show how Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order in September on data centers is having an impact on broadband projects. (Photo by Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s recent executive order barring data centers on state lands is creating roadblocks for telecommunications companies building out fiber-optic cable networks that transmit internet data and that are typically buried along state highways.
By Ken B. Morales, Jen Fifield and Misty Harris | ProPublica
Ballot envelopes sit in the Thurston County, Washington elections center. (Photo by Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)
In early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots. It was three days after the primary and they were expecting no more than a few dozen.
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