An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
Despite Oregon's environmentalist image, only one-quarter of the schools approved by voters since 2006 are built to national "green building" standards. Some schools, citing the high costs and paperwork associated with obtaining a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design medallion, are building what they call "LEED equivalent" schools, writes Wendy Owen in The Oregonian. That's pretty much an honor system, though.
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An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.
