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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investigating numerous steelhead deaths on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in Idaho.

Army Corps Continues To Investigate 30 Steelhead Found Dead Near An Idaho Dam

Courtney Flatt January 19, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing its investigation into the deaths of around 30 steelhead trout near Idaho’s Dworshak Dam on the North Fork of the Clearwater River. Continue Reading Army Corps Continues To Investigate 30 Steelhead Found Dead Near An Idaho Dam

Coal plant closures in the Northwest decreased heat-trapping emissions that contribute to climate change. The Boardman Power Plant closed in October 2020.

Northwest Energy Generation Continues To Green Up

Courtney Flatt January 13, 2022

Coal plant closures in the Northwest and an increase in natural gas generation meant fewer heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions recently contributed to climate change, according to new data from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Continue Reading Northwest Energy Generation Continues To Green Up

Washington National Guard soldiers walk through the Food Lifeline Covid Response Center on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, along East Marginal Way South in Seattle.

Inslee Deploying 100 National Guard To Help Hospitals, Orders Pause On Non-Emergency Procedures

Austin Jenkins January 13, 2022

Following the lead of Oregon and other states, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that he will deploy 100 members of the National Guard to assist hospitals struggling to respond to a spike in COVID-19 patients due to the highly-contagious omicron variant. Continue Reading Inslee Deploying 100 National Guard To Help Hospitals, Orders Pause On Non-Emergency Procedures

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investigating numerous steelhead deaths on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in Idaho. Pictured here, an adult steelhead jumps in a holding pond at the Coleman National Fish Hatchery.

Around 30 Steelhead Found Dead Near Idaho’s Dworshak Dam

Courtney Flatt January 13, 2022

The Army Corps of Engineers is investigating whether the start-up of Dworshak Dam’s turbines are responsible for the deaths of around 30 steelhead, according to a press release from the Army Corps. Continue Reading Around 30 Steelhead Found Dead Near Idaho’s Dworshak Dam

Many people say they hate the twice-yearly time change. But is settling on permanent standard time or year-round daylight time the better solution?

Washington State Lawmakers Propose Year-Round Standard Time To Get Around Congress

Tom Banse January 13, 2022

Washington state senators are trying a new gambit to stop the twice-yearly ritual of changing our clocks from standard time to daylight time and back again. A previous effort to move the whole West Coast onto permanent daylight saving time failed to win requisite congressional support. So now, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pushing for Pacific Standard Time to be observed year-round. Continue Reading Washington State Lawmakers Propose Year-Round Standard Time To Get Around Congress

A law passed last year banned the open carry of firearms at the Washington state Capitol and at demonstrations anywhere in the state. Now, state lawmakers are considering restrictions on guns at school board and local government meetings, as well as at election-related locations.

Election Offices And School Board Meetings Could Become Weapons-Free Zones In Washington

Austin Jenkins January 13, 2022

Guns and other weapons would be banned from election-related locations and at school board meetings in Washington under a pair of proposals that received a public hearing in the Democratically-controlled state Legislature on Wednesday. Continue Reading Election Offices And School Board Meetings Could Become Weapons-Free Zones In Washington

The Washington Legislature convenes Monday for a 60-day election year session. Unlike last year, the Capitol building is once again open to the public and there's no security fence or National Guard presence (both were put in place following the events of January 6). But, because of COVID-19, the Legislature will still meet mostly remotely, at least to start.

5 Things To Know About Washington’s 2022 Legislative Session

Austin Jenkins January 12, 2022

A year ago, a chain link fence, National Guard members and scores of state troopers surrounded the Capitol in an unprecedented show of defensive force. The temporary bulwark and troop deployment was a response to the January 6 pro-Trump mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, a major security breach that same day at the governor’s residence in Olympia and threats by far-right groups to occupy the state Capitol, which was closed to the public due to the pandemic. Continue Reading 5 Things To Know About Washington’s 2022 Legislative Session

Black and white photo of three women putting up signs about Women's voting rights.

A Paid Holiday In March? It’d Be Women’s Suffrage Day If Washington State Lawmakers Vote Yea

Tom Banse January 11, 2022

Washington state workers and perhaps many others could get an extra day off in honor of women getting the right to vote. The idea for a Women’s Suffrage Day holiday got a friendly reception on the opening day of Washington’s 2022 legislative session. Continue Reading A Paid Holiday In March? It’d Be Women’s Suffrage Day If Washington State Lawmakers Vote Yea

Lethal Removal, Range Rider Concerns Raised At Washington Wolf Advisory Group Meeting

Courtney Flatt January 9, 2022

For the first time, a wolf wearing a radio collar traveled south of Interstate-90 into Washington’s Southern Cascade Mountains. Photo Credit: Eric Kilby Flickr –… Continue Reading Lethal Removal, Range Rider Concerns Raised At Washington Wolf Advisory Group Meeting

Northwest Soldier Tries To Save Afghan Teammates From Taliban

Anna King January 8, 2022

Team 11 was a group working with the U.S. Army Special Forces to clear IEDs in Afghanistan operations. Photo Courtesy of Tom Kasza Team 11… Continue Reading Northwest Soldier Tries To Save Afghan Teammates From Taliban

Washington Gov. Jay Inlsee with a mask on at a press conference

As Omicron Soars, Inslee Announces Expanded Testing And Mask Distribution To Keep Schools Open

Austin Jenkins January 5, 2022

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the state is racing to expand access to testing, masks and vaccines, but has no immediate plans to impose new rollbacks, mandates or restrictions in the face of an unprecedented wave of new COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant. Continue Reading As Omicron Soars, Inslee Announces Expanded Testing And Mask Distribution To Keep Schools Open

A small fish is held in the palm of a hand.

Good Ocean Conditions Could Be Good News For Salmon, NOAA Says

Courtney Flatt January 5, 2022

Fish swimming out to sea over the past year have lucked into some of the best water temperatures and food abundance along the West Coast in the last 24 years, according to an analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began monitoring ocean conditions. Continue Reading Good Ocean Conditions Could Be Good News For Salmon, NOAA Says

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