Amid drought, Oregon’s new water ‘strategy’ is light on strategy
As wells run dry, the state says it needs more time and money to crunch numbers. Hard decisions await
Mar
28, 2024
Mar
13, 2024
Oregon forest board approves controversial habitat protections
The plan should help endangered species but will decrease logging revenues in Coast Range communities and elsewhere
Mar
7, 2024
A curious Idaho wetlands dispute challenges Supreme Court ruling
The EPA is accusing Ace Black Ranches of Clean Water Act violations but the ranch owners say, huh?
Feb
29, 2024
Oregon’s ‘thermal trading’ program is popular. Also expensive and unproven
The state lets polluters plant trees to keep river water temps cool. No one knows if the trade-offs actually work
Feb
20, 2024
Snake River dams proponents to lose important voice in Wash., DC
Wash. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ decision to retire from Congress leaves a power void in the long-running dams fight
Feb
6, 2024
Dry February? Another dismal snowpack means cutting back again
Oregon is faring better than Washington and Idaho, but record lows will put irrigators in a tough spot come spring
