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The Moses Lake Tactical Response team is conducting an operation near Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake close to the ...
Columbia Basin Hospital turns 75 years old this year, and the hospital is ready to celebrate. "There's going to be a free barbecue for everyone," said Hospital Director of Communication and ...
President Donald Trump has rescinded a memorandum issued by his predecessor to safeguard salmon, steelhead and other native fish populations in the Columbia River Basin. The memo, signed by Joe ...
An “historic” deal made two years ago between the U.S. government, four tribes, Northwest states and environmentalists to put legal battles aside and invest in restoring endangered Columbia ...
A “historic” deal made two years ago between the U.S. government, four tribes, Northwest states and environmentalists to put legal battles aside and invest in restoring endangered Columbia ...
Columbia River Basin agreement would potentially hurt power grid However, Rep. Dan Newhouse, WA-04, said breaching the dams would mean cutting a large power source.
Environment Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees Published: May. 19, 2025, 12:10 p.m.
A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has become a Rorschach test that leaves utilities, salmon advocates, commercial shippe ...
Columbia Basin copper mining has clean-energy promise, risks March 23, 2025 at 6:00 am Updated March 23, 2025 at 6:00 am By Isabella Breda ...
Flatlining salmon and steelhead numbers in the Columbia Basin are a success and a cautionary tale By Nika Bartoo-Smith (Underscore + ICT) Feb. 1, 2025 6 a.m.
My heart is big today.” The Columbia River Basin, an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.
The new information leading to the update includes data from a June 2024 report from the U.S. Department of the Interior that found ongoing harm to local tribes from Columbia Basin dams, along ...