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Environment
Snake River dams breach ‘not an option right now,’ but salmon fix needed in future, say Murray, Inslee
McMorris Rodgers calls conclusion a step toward reality but slams report
Exploding population boom in Idaho is affecting domestic water supply
Along with high water usage per capita, growth is causing groundwater tables to diminish statewide
How a Federal Agency Is Contributing to Salmon’s Decline in the Northwest
Damming the powerful waters of the Columbia River was a boon for cheap, clean electricity. But the fish that swam those waters are dying out. And the agency in charge isn’t stopping that.
From distance to the power grid, electric vehicles face fair share of challenges in rural Idaho
Other Western states have far more public charging stations available to EV drivers
New state fire risks map leaves Oregon property owners with insurance concerns; some cities challenge data
The map’s impact on insurance rates and property values should not be severe, according to the state wildfire programs director
A chronic polluter closes its doors. What’s next?
The owner of a wood treatment plant is trying to walk away from its mess in West Eugene, Oregon. Neighbors say, not so fast.
The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.
The U.S. government promised Native tribes in the Pacific Northwest that they could keep fishing as they’d always done. But instead of preserving wild salmon, it propped up a failing system of hatcheries. Now, that system is falling apart.
Water contamination worsened as DEQ went easy on Port of Morrow
SPECIAL REPORT: State officials rarely intervened and never stopped the port as it dumped hundreds of tons of excess nitrogen over a critical groundwater area
Washington wants to plug in to the next thing in fuel: hydrogen
The state hopes to secure up to $2 billion in federal funding to produce hydrogen fuel as a substitute for petroleum-based gasoline.
Yes, the drought really is that bad
The Western U.S. is experiencing its longest continuous streak of dry years since 800 A.D.