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Protecting the Oregon Trail would require little effort if the location of the Oregon Trail were considered in the planning of the projects. But few developers care about or plan to protect the known historic sites to reduce the impact on the Oregon Trail. ...when public funds are used to destroy irreplaceable historic public treasures, perhaps we should be a little more careful and consider whether and how we should proceed.
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"Wind-energy rush threatens historic sites", September 20, 2009 edition of the East Oregonian.
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