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New Hydroelectric Turbine Design Aims To Improve Fish Passage At Snake River Dams
For years, engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have worked to design a hydroelectric turbine that’s safer for fish. They’ve recently installed a new design that’s improving energy efficiency and improving fish survival along the Snake River, with plans to upgrade more turbines over the next several years. Continue Reading New Hydroelectric Turbine Design Aims To Improve Fish Passage At Snake River Dams
Northwest Salmon And Steelhead In Peril, And Efforts To Save Them Scale Up In Idaho
With Northwest salmon and steelhead on the brink, there are new efforts being brokered to save the famed fish. Continue Reading Northwest Salmon And Steelhead In Peril, And Efforts To Save Them Scale Up In Idaho
Youth-Led Climate Lawsuit ‘Reluctantly’ Dismissed By Federal 9th Circuit Appeals Court
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday the young plaintiffs had “made a compelling case that action is needed,” but they did not have legal standing to bring the case. Continue Reading Youth-Led Climate Lawsuit ‘Reluctantly’ Dismissed By Federal 9th Circuit Appeals Court
Where Have All The Wolverines Gone? Apparently Not On The Endangered Species List (Yet)
Conservation groups say the animals need to be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Ten groups want to force the federal government to protect the elusive wolverines. The groups estimate there are around 300 wolverines left, sparsely scattered across the Mountain West, including Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Continue Reading Where Have All The Wolverines Gone? Apparently Not On The Endangered Species List (Yet)
Washington Supreme Court Deals Partial Blow To Jay Inslee’s Carbon Emissions Plan
The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a severely limited version of Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan to cap carbon pollution in the state, a decision the Democrat described as a “clarion call” that lawmakers must act on climate change. Continue Reading Washington Supreme Court Deals Partial Blow To Jay Inslee’s Carbon Emissions Plan
Microsoft Pledges To Remove From The Atmosphere All The Carbon It’s Ever Emitted
By 2050, the tech giant pledges it will “remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975.” Continue Reading Microsoft Pledges To Remove From The Atmosphere All The Carbon It’s Ever Emitted
Australia’s Wildfires Are Releasing Vast Amounts Of Carbon
The Australian bushfires are emitting huge amounts of climate warming carbon into the atmosphere. Normally, new vegetation that grows back would recapture it, but that may be changing. Continue Reading Australia’s Wildfires Are Releasing Vast Amounts Of Carbon
2020 Brings New Protections For West Coast Seafloor Habitat
Regulations that began Jan. 1 restrict bottom trawl fishing on about 90% of the seafloor off Washington, Oregon and California. Continue Reading 2020 Brings New Protections For West Coast Seafloor Habitat
Washington Lawmakers Hope To Discover A Way To Pass Free State Parks Entry Bill This Year
Remember back when it didn’t cost anything to visit a state park for the day? A senior Republican in the Washington Legislature says the state’s budget surplus should make it possible for park access to be free again. Continue Reading Washington Lawmakers Hope To Discover A Way To Pass Free State Parks Entry Bill This Year
How The Trump Administration’s Environmental Policy Rollback Affects The Northwest
A new Trump administration plan to scale back a bedrock environmental law could affect all kinds of projects in the Northwest, including timber sales, hydroelectric dams, and large energy developments like the controversial Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas project with its 235-mile Pacific Connector pipeline. Continue Reading How The Trump Administration’s Environmental Policy Rollback Affects The Northwest
Video: Mexico’s Most Active Volcano Erupts, Spews Ash Cloud Nearly 20,000 Feet
The dramatic explosion of Popocatépetl, about 40 miles south of Mexico City, sent columns of ash and debris shooting into the sky. Continue Reading Video: Mexico’s Most Active Volcano Erupts, Spews Ash Cloud Nearly 20,000 Feet
Dams Vs. Salmon: Workshops Aim To Get Past ‘My Study Can Beat Up Your Study’ On Snake River
More than 300 people showed up to hear speakers talk about why it’s important to either keep or alter the dams. The panel stems from a Washington state study that will guide the state’s position on dam removal. Continue Reading Dams Vs. Salmon: Workshops Aim To Get Past ‘My Study Can Beat Up Your Study’ On Snake River
