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Environment
Colville Tribes And Public Utility District Consider Removal Of Old Dam In Okanogan County
The Enloe Dam, built 100 years ago, blocks fish from reaching the Similkameen River and is of no use to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation wanting to bring salmon back to the river.
In Dry Eastern Washington, Scientists Look To Rangeland Management To Address Catastrophic Fires
As Washington works to combat climate change, can rangelands be better managed to make wildfires less catastrophic? What are the most effective solutions to remove invasive grasses, like cheatgrass, which dries out quickly, burns extremely hot and helps fires jump from bunchgrass to bunchgrass?
As Election Count Goes On, U.S. Formally Exits Paris Agreement To Curb Climate Change
The move, long threatened by President Donald Trump and triggered by his administration a year ago, further isolates Washington in the world but has no immediate impact on international efforts to curb global warming.
Looking Forward And Backward: A La Niña Winter And Dry Conditions That Fueled Northwest Fires
The Northwest could see a cooler and wetter winter this season, according to climate outlook models. Forecasters say it’s likely that a recently developed La Niña weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean will continue. That should lead to above average precipitation in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Wolves Will Lose Federal Protections In The Northwest, Conservation Groups Vow A Fight
The federal government says it will remove endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Lower 48. The move will reduce protections for the predators in the western two-thirds of Washington and Oregon.
Scientists Identify And Destroy First Giant Hornet Nest In Northwestern Washington
The state Agriculture Department had spent weeks searching, trapping and using dental floss to tie tracking devices to Asian giant hornets, which can deliver painful stings to people and spit venom but are the biggest threat to honeybees that farmers depend on to pollinate crops.
The Fight Over Washington’s Snake River Dams Is Likely Heading Back To Court
The fight over salmon and dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers could be headed back to the courtroom. Conservation and fishing groups say the federal government’s newest plans to manage dams and protect salmon is inadequate. Now, they’re ready to sue.
Foiled Again: Giant Hornet Eludes Washington State Scientists Trying To Track Down Nest
Researchers in Washington have lost track of an Asian giant hornet they were following — a stinging setback in the pursuit to eradicate an invasive species that threatens to decimate North American bee populations.
Environmental And Energy Industry Groups Commit To Working Together On (Some) Hydro Projects
The groups, often at the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to dams and hydropower, say climate change has created a need to hear each other out. Even when it comes to tough issues.
Conservation Groups Vow Challenge After Federal Decision Not To Protect Wolverines
Conservation groups are vowing to again challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s decision not to add wolverines to the Endangered Species List. There are likely fewer than 300 wolverines across its habitat across the Mountain West, which includes populations in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, where 90 percent of their habitat is on federally managed lands and wilderness areas.
Hanford Contractors Settle $58 Million Claim Over Fraudulent Labor Billing Practices
Under the settlement, Bechtel Corp. and Aecom will pay nearly $58 million over allegations from current or former Hanford employees. The workers said they were retaliated against for blowing the whistle over how labor hours were billed.
‘I Don’t Think Science Knows’: Visiting Fires, President Trump Denies Climate Change
On the other side of the country Joe Biden also addressed the fires, linking them to climate change.
