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A western Washington fish hatchery said it will stop importing steelhead trout from the Columbia River and instead rely on native fish. The State Department of Fish and Wildlife said last week using fish from the region helps maintain genetic diversity of steelhead trout in the Skykomish River near the community of Index about 60 miles northeast of Seattle ...

The Democrat majority in Washington has introduced legislation that could increase the state gas tax, making it the highest in the country at 67.4 cents a gallon. The proposal calls for an 18-cent increase a gallon in the state’s gas tax, increasing the price by 10 cents a gallon this year and another eight cents a gallon in 2022. ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking farmers and other irrigators to contact them before shutting down irrigation systems for the season.  WDFW said the notification allows staff to rescue fish form irrigation canals and return them to nearby streams.  Th...

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control finds fish and chicken as the most linked foods for foodborne disease outbreaks. Over a six-year period, the CDC analyzed more than 5,700 foodborne disease outbreaks that result in more than 100,000 illnesses and 145 deaths...

On Friday, Representatives Dan Newhouse and Cathy McMorris Rogers applauded the announced that HR 3144 will go to the full House floor for a vote.  H.R. 3144 would protect the eight dams and ensure dams and fish can coexist by preserving the current Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion (BiOp) until 2022.  ...

It’s been nearly two weeks since a judge ordered that additional water be spilled over the Snake River dams in an effort to improve fish populations in Eastern Washington.  However, the ruling has proven very unpopular with local leaders and lawmakers.  Represen...

The Roza Irrigation district is set to open a new reservoir this summer.  District Manager Scott Revell told the Washington Ag Network the Reregulation Reservoir north of Sunnyside is a project 40 years in the making, with construction running the last two years.  He...