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Hanford’s Plutonium Finishing Plant Demolition Job Reaches Even More Delicate Phase
At Hanford, in southeastern Washington, contractors have just completed much of the demo work at the site’s Plutonium Finishing Plant. But now crews have to finish the job. And that’s the tough part. Continue Reading Hanford’s Plutonium Finishing Plant Demolition Job Reaches Even More Delicate Phase
Major Coal Producer And Trump Campaign Donor Files For Bankruptcy Of Murray Energy
Bob Murray, the owner of Murray Energy, pushed the Trump administration to roll back numerous coal regulations. But he says the industry needs even more help from the government. Continue Reading Major Coal Producer And Trump Campaign Donor Files For Bankruptcy Of Murray Energy
Latino Advocacy Group Encourages Yakima Valley Residents To Test Well Water For High Nitrates
Environmental and Latino groups are hosting a clean drinking water forum Saturday, Oct. 26. The goal is to help people learn how they can get their water tested – and why it’s important. Continue Reading Latino Advocacy Group Encourages Yakima Valley Residents To Test Well Water For High Nitrates
Diversifying Crops Is Good For The Planet. But Can It Be Good For Farmers’ Wallets?
Fertilizer runoff is fueling the toxic algae bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Farmers could help by growing crops in rotation to reduce the need for fertilizer. But it’s unclear who will buy them. Continue Reading Diversifying Crops Is Good For The Planet. But Can It Be Good For Farmers’ Wallets?
Conservationists Push Federal Managers On Timeline Of Endangered Species Determinations
At the end of the Obama administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service came up with a plan that was supposed to shorten a backlog of species that might need a place on the endangered species list or need more critical habitat protected. But the Center for Biological Diversity says that plan has gone by the wayside under the Trump administration. Continue Reading Conservationists Push Federal Managers On Timeline Of Endangered Species Determinations
Trees That Survived California Drought May Hold Clue To Climate Resilience
When it comes to surviving the warming climate, scientists are finding that some plants and animals have an edge. The hope is that these “super adapters” can help preserve their species. Continue Reading Trees That Survived California Drought May Hold Clue To Climate Resilience
Washington, Oregon, Yakama Nation Call For Superfund Listing At Bonneville Dam
The Yakama Nation and the states of Oregon and Washington are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare a new Superfund site on the Columbia River at Bradford Island alongside Bonneville Dam. Continue Reading Washington, Oregon, Yakama Nation Call For Superfund Listing At Bonneville Dam
Energy Secretary Rick Perry To Resign; President Trump Says He’s ‘Done A Fantastic Job’
As the country’s 14th secretary of energy, Perry leads an agency he once vowed to eliminate. He has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment inquiry of Trump. Continue Reading Energy Secretary Rick Perry To Resign; President Trump Says He’s ‘Done A Fantastic Job’
As The Climate Warms, Companies Scramble To Calculate The Risk To Their Profits
Companies are trying to figure out the risks to their profits from a warming planet. Some of them are turning to high-tech tools of climate science. Continue Reading As The Climate Warms, Companies Scramble To Calculate The Risk To Their Profits
U.S. Agriculture Department Moves To Expand Logging In Nation’s Largest National Forest
The proposal, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, comes in response to a request from the state, which wants to be fully exempted from a Clinton-era rule that limits road construction and timber harvesting in tens of millions of acres of national forest. Continue Reading U.S. Agriculture Department Moves To Expand Logging In Nation’s Largest National Forest
Pumping Oxygen In A Lake To Try To Save Fish Facing Climate Change
As the climate warms, many U.S. lakes are seeing more algal blooms, low oxygen levels and stressed out fish species. One team in Oregon hopes that pumping oxygen into the water can help. Continue Reading Pumping Oxygen In A Lake To Try To Save Fish Facing Climate Change
Yakama And Lummi Nation Leaders Call For Removal Of 3 Lower Columbia River Dams
Standing on the banks of the Columbia River, near the remnants of Celilo Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Yakama Nation Chairman JoDe Goudy traced the history of decrees, congressional acts and court cases that led to the damming of the river. Continue Reading Yakama And Lummi Nation Leaders Call For Removal Of 3 Lower Columbia River Dams
