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
29, 2024
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
Jan
30, 2024
Forest Service to remove protections from 17 rivers in Idaho
The move sets a precedent “that is pretty disturbing” according to conservationists
Jan
23, 2024
Pac NW added to national plan for utility-scale solar power
Conservation and hunting groups worry that solar facilities on public lands will disrupt wildlife corridors
Jan
9, 2024
Newly discovered vitamin source may help wild salmon survive
A dietary shift has led to a vitamin B1 deficiency in Pacific salmon. Researchers want to combat it
