News Digest
Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:44 AM PDT
OREGON - 25 animals affected by
recalled food
PORTLAND (AP) — A 15-year-old cat whose kidneys failed after she ate wet food involved in a national recall has died, an animal hospital reported.
The cat, named Zoe, was among 25 animals statewide that veterinarians have reported treating for kidney disease or failure after eating the food, said Emilio DeBess, state public health veterinarian. See story page A5.
Lawmakers push bill to
recycle computers
SALEM (AP) — Recycling obsolete electronics isn’t as simple as separating soda cans, beer bottles and newspapers into color coded boxes for a curbside pickup. Those awkward monitors and televisions that can be as heavy as anvils are crammed with dozens of toxic metals, such as mercury, lead or cadmium.
But recycling used electronics, or e-waste, is just as environmentally important, say advocates of a new electronic waste recycling bill being considered in the Legislature.
IDAHO
Governor vetoes
auto insurance measure
BOISE (AP) — Gov. C.L. ‘‘Butch’’ Otter has vetoed his fourth bill of 2007, this time killing a measure to force insurance companies to offer motorists policies that protect them against underinsured drivers in the event of an accident.
Underinsured motorist coverage pays for property damage and bodily injury caused by another motorist who doesn’t carry enough insurance to cover damages in an accident.
THE WEST
Fishing, hunting groups protest sale of petroleum leases
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Some leading Montana conservation groups are protesting the planned sale of federal petroleum leases in the Beaverhead River corridor, a magnet for anglers. Montana Trout Unlimited, the Montana Wildlife Federation and others Friday sent the U.S. Bureau of Land Management a letter challenging the agency’s auction set for this Tuesday in Billings. The groups oppose leases involving about 27,000 acres. See story, page A10.
