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New study finds high mercury levels in Snake River smallmouth bass in Idaho, Oregon
3+ day ago —...A popular catch for anglers on the Snake River in Idaho and Oregon... ...Science & Technology.” ... ...Environmental Protection Agency standards.... ...Collin Eagles-Smith said mercury magnifies as it goes up the food...
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Rattlesnake Mountain soon to be co-managed between feds and Tribes
3+ day ago —...Rattlesnake Mountain or Laliik, just outside of the Tri-Cities, has... ...been spiritually important to Columbia Basin Tribes since time immemorial... ..., Umatilla, Nez Perce and Wanapum Tribal leadership to figure out... ...Perce, Umatilla, Wanapum, Yakama,” Minthorn said. “ All of our oral...
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Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant churns out first container of clean test glass
5+ day ago —...It’s a big test baby: Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant marked the... ...this colossal event for our site and our team today,” said Brian Vance... ...Suzanne Dahl is Washington’s go-to for the Waste Treatment Plant... ...Brian Hartman, project director and Bechtel senior vice president...
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Oregon joins Washington in having a full time tribal affairs director on governor’s staff
1+ week ago —...of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in... ...McConville Radford had recently served as the deputy executive director... ...Craig Bill – Washington’s tribal director, under Governor Jay Inslee... ...the Flathead Agency working with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai...
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Hanford managers and watchdogs hold first in-person cleanup dialogue meeting since before pandemic
1+ week ago —...Department of Energy, the Washington Department of Ecology and the... ...Environmental Protection Agency are hosting a meeting on December... ...with Columbia Riverkeeper, Natural Resource Defense Council and... ...Ryan Miller is a spokesperson for Washington’s Ecology department...
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Traveling across the Northwest for the holidays? Maybe leave the dog safe at home
2+ week ago —...Many families are hitting the road across the Northwest, crisscrossing... ...the Cascades and traveling up and down I-5 in search of family, turkey... ...of Veterinary Medicine, the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory... ...Diagnostic Laboratory at the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine...
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Election mail threats across the PNW prompt new look at protections heading into 2024
2+ week ago —...Pierce County Auditor Linda Farmer has a goal.... ...Farmer said that prior to taking office, she knew threats to election... ...It's already a federal crime to use the United States Postal Service... ...founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, a national...
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NASA satellites could be a new tool to help estimate snowpack, manage water resources
2+ week ago —...and the Tuolumne River Basin in Yosemite National Park.... ...Hannah Besso.... ...This data could have a big impact on the Methow Valley, Besso said... ...River Basin....
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Western gray squirrels now considered ‘endangered’ in Washington
3+ week ago —...populations for this species is extremely challenging,” said Tyler Cotten... ...The state Fish and Wildlife Commission’s decision Friday comes after... ...well – like a reintroduced population at Joint Base Lewis-McCord,... ..., endangered species program director at the Center for Biological...
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Yakama descendants search for relatives’ remains at Mool-Mool, or Fort Simcoe Historical State Park...
3+ week ago —...Kili is on a mission at Mool-Mool, or Fort Simcoe Historical State... ...Park, outside of White Swan near Yakima in central Washington.... ...the federal government established Fort Simcoe Indian Boarding School... ...At Fort Simcoe Historical State Park, the volunteer team is also...