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Farmers Call For Changes To Nooksack River Management System
Farmers Call For Changes To Nooksack River Management System
Farmers in Northern Whatcom County, in the NW corner of Washington, are calling for comprehensive changes to the Nooksack River Basin's water management system after November's floods. Local farmers say all water storage options need to be on the table, including removing river sediment, protecting farmland and fixes to waterway improvements like dykes, backchannels and floodgates ...
Report: Climate Change Contributed to Some of 2020’s Worst Weather
Report: Climate Change Contributed to Some of 2020’s Worst Weather
According to new research published Wednesday in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, human-caused climate change makes extreme weather events more likely into the future. The 10th edition of the report, Explaining Extreme Events in 2020 from a Climate Perspective, presents 18 new peer-reviewed analyses of extreme weather across the world during 2020 ...
Senators Offer Legislation to Help States Rebuild Infrastructure Following Extreme Weather
Senators Offer Legislation to Help States Rebuild Infrastructure Following Extreme Weather
On Tuesday, senators Tammy Baldwin and Mike Braun introduced bipartisan legislation to help states rebuild stronger and more resilient roads, highways and bridges. The Wisconsin Democrat and Indiana Republican said the legislation will help states as they recover from extreme weather and natural disaster damage brought by severe storms, floods or hurricanes ...

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