12/18/2008 12:42:00 PM

Wyden blasts plan to allow gas pipeline through Mount Hood National Forest The Daily Astorian U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has stepped in again in the liquefied natural gas controversy. He has written to U.S. Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell announcing his plan to fight a recently announced move that would allow construction of a 211-mile-long, 35-inch diameter pipeline through areas of Mount Hood National Forest. Wyden's letter was prompted by an announcement by the Forest Service that the Mount Hood National Forest intended to change its forest plan to accommodate the Palomar Gasline Transmission Project. The proposal would allow the pipeline to make up to 66 crossings of streams and rivers in the forest, including several rivers that have received or are proposed for Wild and Scenic River designation. More: http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=56856&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398