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Extreme End To The 2020 Northwest Fire Season Reminds Of The 1910 ‘Big Burn’
Usually, fire season starts to tamp down in September. This year has been anything but normal. In an unprecedented fire event, at least 80 fires started in Washington over Labor Day weekend. Continue Reading Extreme End To The 2020 Northwest Fire Season Reminds Of The 1910 ‘Big Burn’
Hurricanes Like Laura Are More Likely Because Of Climate Change
Hurricane Laura rapidly intensified before it made landfall. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it gain power. Continue Reading Hurricanes Like Laura Are More Likely Because Of Climate Change
‘It’s Just So Fantastic’: Wolverine Family Seen At Mount Rainier, No Signs Yet Of Cyclops Or Beast
Conservationists are “cautiously optimistic” after discovering a mother wolverine and her kits at Mount Rainier National Park. It’s the first time a family of wolverines has called the park home in more than 100 years. Continue Reading ‘It’s Just So Fantastic’: Wolverine Family Seen At Mount Rainier, No Signs Yet Of Cyclops Or Beast
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought For A Northwest Freshwater Mussel
A 2017 analysis that looked at historic versus recent distributing areas of the species and found that the populations have declined by almost 50% of its historic range and it has been accelerating in recent years. Continue Reading Endangered Species Act Protection Sought For A Northwest Freshwater Mussel
Wildfires Are Picking Up In Northwest. So Is Possibility Of Smoke Inundating The Region
The air quality around the Northwest is gradually worsening with the increasing number of wildfires burning this week. Health and air quality officials are urging people to be prepared in case the smoke becomes more prominent. Continue Reading Wildfires Are Picking Up In Northwest. So Is Possibility Of Smoke Inundating The Region
State Wildlife Agency Kills Final Two Wolves In Northeastern Washington Wedge Pack
Washington state has killed the last two known wolves in the so-called Wedge pack in Stevens County, which had been preying on livestock, the Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday. Continue Reading State Wildlife Agency Kills Final Two Wolves In Northeastern Washington Wedge Pack
130 Degrees: Death Valley Sees What Could Be Record Heat
Any visitors to the national park are getting blunt advice: “Travel prepared to survive.” It’s part of a heat wave that is forcing rolling blackouts in the West. Continue Reading 130 Degrees: Death Valley Sees What Could Be Record Heat
President Trump To Withdraw Polarizing Nominee To Lead Bureau Of Land Management
The nominee, William Perry Pendley, has been leading the agency since last August through a series of controversial continued appointment extensions. Prior to coming to Washington D.C., the Wyoming native had spent much of his career at the conservative Mountain States Legal Foundation challenging the very agency he now leads. Continue Reading President Trump To Withdraw Polarizing Nominee To Lead Bureau Of Land Management
Eagles And Mockingbirds Catch A Break As Judge Strikes Down Federal Migratory Bird Opinion
In 2017, the Trump administration scaled back protections of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A federal judge has now struck down the rule change — and cited “To Kill a Mockingbird” in so doing. Continue Reading Eagles And Mockingbirds Catch A Break As Judge Strikes Down Federal Migratory Bird Opinion
Rule Protecting The Northwest’s Old-Growth Trees Is Under The Federal Government’s Ax
This latest rollback proposal, issued Tuesday, comes from the Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region. It would end a 25-year-old provision that prevents logging of trees that exceed 21 inches in diameter in six national forests across Eastern Oregon and Washington. Continue Reading Rule Protecting The Northwest’s Old-Growth Trees Is Under The Federal Government’s Ax
What Happened When A Public Institute Became A De Facto Lobbying Arm Of The Timber Industry
Oregon Forest Resources Institute, created in the early 1990s to educate residents about forestry, has acted as a public-relations agency and lobbying arm for the timber industry, in some cases skirting legal constraints that forbid it from doing so. Continue Reading What Happened When A Public Institute Became A De Facto Lobbying Arm Of The Timber Industry
Federal Study Recommends Keeping Snake River Dams In Place, With Congress Having Final Say
Debates have dragged on for decades about whether to remove or alter the four dams. The Army Corps, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration received almost 59,000 comments on the draft EIS this spring. The agencies are expected to finalize this plan by Sept. 30. Continue Reading Federal Study Recommends Keeping Snake River Dams In Place, With Congress Having Final Say
