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Saturday night's Winterhawks game was not only a blast, it was a huge success that will directly impact Oregon's environmental legacy.

The Winterhawks used the game--which was Mascot Night--to raise money for the Oregon Conservation Network, a coaltion of nearly 50 leading enviro groups around the state which work together to pass pro-environment laws in the Legislature.

The Washington State House of Representatives yesterday passed legislation that would ban Bisphenol A (BPA) in children's food containers. The bill sailed through with a vote of 95-1. Read the story in The Olympian.

From The Olympian:

"If the legislation becomes law, Washington will join Minnesota and Connecticut as the only states to eliminate bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s products."

Oregon could soon be on that list, too.

Many of you were quite taken with the video of the wolf pack in the Wallowas that was released in November.

Earlier this week, an Associated Press story further tracks the apparent progression of the wolf population in the Cascades.

Big news coming from Washington County with the announcement of the Board of Commissioners Chair Tom Brian announcing that he will not seek re-election to his post atop the county board. Here's the story in the Oregonian.