BASIN NEWS
Spotted owl habitat hatchet job reversed
New ruling by Biden administration blocks Trump-era proposal to cut 3.4 million-acres of protected birdland
Farmers not quitting fight against Port Westward expansion plans
Conservation groups and growers equally appalled by Columbia County decision to cede 830 acres of prime Oregon farmland and estuary to industrial growth
Another extreme heat victim: Cherries
'Cull, cull, cull.' An Oregon cherry grower surveys the damage following heat dome
Study says heat wave ‘almost impossible’ without global warming
“We have seen temperature jumps in other heat waves, but never this big.” Extreme temperatures have triggered concerns about a climate tipping point
As salmon cook in rivers, pressure on Biden mounts
A historic gathering of tribes from across Pac NW calls on the president to breach lower Snake River dams. House of Tears totem pole arrives in DC today
Warm Springs is creating drinking water out of thin air
New hydropanel technology extracts moisture from the atmosphere, helping alleviate water crisis on the reservation
The fraud that inspired the settling of the Pacific Northwest
Murder at the Mission, a new book by Blaine Harden, examines the Whitman Massacre and upends one of the West’s most enduring legends
Aperture: A homeless camp occupies Hood River, Oregon’s Morrison Park where an affordable housing project was dropped. Concerns include open fires and sanitation. Resident Charlie says he works to keep the place “picked up.” Photo Jurgen Hess
