Wu fights for Oregon's rights in LNG siting

By SUE CODY
The Daily Astorian

Summer appeared in more ways than one Friday as the sun finally kissed the clouds and fog good-bye and Rep. David Wu, standing on the shores of the Columbia River at the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, announced that he will introduce a bill to the U.S. House of Representatives that will return the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities to state authorities.

 
Photo courtesy LaREE JOHNSON
U.S. Rep. David Wu, second from left, announces he will introduce legislation to the U.S. House of Representatives to return the siting authority of liquefied natural gas facilities to the states Friday at the Cannery Pier Hotel. The siting is now in the hands of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. From left are Clatsop County Commisioner-elect Peter Huhtala, Wu, Columbia Pacific Common Sense Chairwoman Laurie Caplan  and Cannery Pier Hotel General Manager Don West.

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