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Environment
Agreement On Dams Aims To Help More Salmon Survive Columbia And Snake River Journey
A new agreement aims to help more young salmon make their way past dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers. The agreement, reached this week, spells out new strategies for spilling more water over the dams — and sending less water through power-generating turbines — each spring. Continue Reading Agreement On Dams Aims To Help More Salmon Survive Columbia And Snake River Journey
West Coast Fishery Rebounds After Years Of Conservation Efforts
Federal fishery managers are increasing the catch limits for several West Coast species that were overfished and severely restricted for years. Surveys show depleted populations of yellow eye and bocaccio rockfish, cow cod and ocean perch — all classified as groundfish — are rebounding decades ahead of schedule. Continue Reading West Coast Fishery Rebounds After Years Of Conservation Efforts
This Pesticide Poisons, But It’s Still Sprayed On Washington Orchards — Including Christmas Trees
The chemical’s especially dangerous for babies and small children because it can have lasting neurological effects. Chlorpyrifos can blow from orchards into nearby houses; parents who work in orchards can transport the chemical home on their clothes and in their cars; and chlorpyrifos can make its way into developing fetuses through umbilical cord blood. Continue Reading This Pesticide Poisons, But It’s Still Sprayed On Washington Orchards — Including Christmas Trees
Arctic Report Card Documents ‘Cascading Effects’ Of Warming Ocean Temperatures
The Arctic has experienced the “most unprecedented transition in history” in terms of warming temperatures and melting ice, and those changes may be the cause of extreme weather around the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2018 Arctic Report Card. Continue Reading Arctic Report Card Documents ‘Cascading Effects’ Of Warming Ocean Temperatures
Bill To Allow Killing Columbia River Sea Lions To Help Salmon Heads To President Trump’s Desk
Congress has agreed to make it easier to kill sea lions threatening fragile runs of salmon in the Northwest. A bill approved by the House this week changes the Marine Mammal Protection Act to lift some of the restrictions on killing sea lions to protect salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and its tributaries. Continue Reading Bill To Allow Killing Columbia River Sea Lions To Help Salmon Heads To President Trump’s Desk
West Coast Fishing And Crabbing Groups Sue Fossil Fuel Companies For Role In Climate Change
Fishing groups in California and Oregon joined the legal fray by filing suit against 30 companies, mainly oil producers. The Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, the plaintiff, contends that the fossil fuel industry is at fault for recent warming-related damages to the West Coast’s prized Dungeness crab fishery. Continue Reading West Coast Fishing And Crabbing Groups Sue Fossil Fuel Companies For Role In Climate Change
So Far, Not So Good For Northwest’s Winter Snowpack As Reservoirs Are Already Low
This weekend and into next week the Northwest is set to get several blasts of winter weather. That’s welcome news for Washington and Oregon’s water experts. Both states are well below normal for snowpack for this time of year. Continue Reading So Far, Not So Good For Northwest’s Winter Snowpack As Reservoirs Are Already Low
Porcupines And Hares Beware! Weasel-Like Fishers Return To North Cascades
An elusive carnivore in the weasel family is roaming free in Washington’s North Cascades for the first time in at least 70 years. Continue Reading Porcupines And Hares Beware! Weasel-Like Fishers Return To North Cascades
Scent Research Could Help More Salmon Find Their Way Home
Apparently, salmon don’t like the smell of watercress. The aroma of shrimp doesn’t pique their interest either. And the fragrance, eu de steelhead? A definite no-go. Continue Reading Scent Research Could Help More Salmon Find Their Way Home
Gone Fisher-ing: An Elusive Predator Soon Returns To The North Cascades
Washington’s North Cascades will soon see the return of a small, weasel-like predator called the fisher. The carnivores have been missing from the area since the 1930s. Biologists hope the reintroduction next week will follow in the footsteps of other successful efforts in Washington. Continue Reading Gone Fisher-ing: An Elusive Predator Soon Returns To The North Cascades
Washington Tribes Oppose Canadian Pipeline, More Oil Tankers In Salish Sea
Tribal leaders and members from Washington state crossed the Salish Sea to oppose a pipeline that could bring more oil tankers to waters on both sides of U.S.-Canada border. The Canadian government wants to expand the Trans Mountain Pipeline and triple the flow of oil from Alberta to the Pacific coast. Continue Reading Washington Tribes Oppose Canadian Pipeline, More Oil Tankers In Salish Sea
Report: Climate Change Is Already Bringing Problems To Northwest — And It Will Get Worse
The Northwest is already seeing the effects of climate change, according to a new national climate assessment. Continue Reading Report: Climate Change Is Already Bringing Problems To Northwest — And It Will Get Worse
