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On Wednesday, the United Nations released an alarming report on global climate change, specifically how the build up of greenhouse gases is impacting the world's oceans and ice. Much of the warmth trapped in Earth's atmosphere by human-made carbon dioxide has been absorbed by the oceans and the impacts have been stark.

Ocean warming has more than doubled since 1993,according to this morning's report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "The world's ocean and cryosphere have been 'taking the heat' from climate change for decades, and consequences for nature and humanity are sweeping and severe," Ko Barrett, vice-chair of the IPCC, said in a statement.

The big news, that the House of Representatives would begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump, elicited a few responses from Oregon's Congressional delegation on Twitter.

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici: "I am committed to working with the Speaker and my colleagues to advance an impeachment inquiry that will protect the American people and our national security."

Reactions from the Oregon congressional delegation on House passage of HR 1595, the SAFE Banking Act, which allows banks to do business with the cannabis industry.

"I've heard from individuals and businesses in Oregon who have serious concerns about their safety and the safety of their businesses and communities because they need to conduct their business in cash. These businesses are legal and shouldn't be forced to operate under dangerous conditions."

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici says a new international report on the declining health of the oceans prompts her to call for immediate action by the House to support its findings.

"We need to take immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the health of our ocean and the stability of the cryosphere," she said in an online post today (Wednesday, Sept. 25). "At a time when the Trump Administration perpetually dismisses and denies climate science, it is our responsibility to lift up the voices of the scientific community.

A troubled Salem boarding school for Native American students has lost its leader.

Lora Braucher had been superintendent at Chemawa Indian School since 2014. She arrived with a reputation as a turnaround specialist and pledging to have a long tenure at Chemawa, which had seen a decade of near-constant turnover in the superintendent's office.

But as recently as last month, U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, met with Braucher on campus and afterward said they felt she was being more collaborative.