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As some look to have dams removed in the name of the environment, many in the Ag community are off the sidelines, defending the dams and what they’ve done for the Inland Northwest and beyond.  One of those is Cathy McMorris Rodgers.   T...

Those in Central Washington that want to make their voice heard regarding a recent study on the potential removal of the Snake River dams will have an opportunity to do so come January.  It was announced Thursday that the third hearing of the study commissioned by Governor Jay Inslee will take place January 13th at the Pasco Red Lion.  ...

The consulting firm looking at how removing the Snake River dams could impact the Central and Eastern Washington economies have announced workshops to discuss the proposal.  Hearings were initially scheduled for Vancouver and Clarkston for early next year; the exact dates were not given.  Ho...

The fight over the Columbia and Snake Rivers dams continues back in D.C.  On Wednesday, eastern Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers went before the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, and addressed the need to keep the dams as the U.S. strives...

The fight over the Columbia and Snake Rivers dams continues back in D.C.  On Wednesday, eastern Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers went before the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, and addressed the need to keep the dams as the U.S. strives...

Just days after Governor Jay Inslee asked that the state kill fewer wolves, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced a wolf was killed in the state’s southeast region.  WDFW said on September 25th an adult female member of the Grouse Flats pack was killed.  It is be...

Governor Jay Inslee is asking the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife to kill fewer wolves in the northeast corner of the state.  In a letter written to Director Kelly Susewind this week, Inslee asked that changes be made to the gray wolf recovery program to increase the reliance on non-lethal methods and to “significantly” reduce the need of lethal removal of wolves.  Inslee said th.

The Washington Department of Ecology is looking at changing water quality standards to help migrating juvenile salmon.  Dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers may be allowed to spill more water to assist fish in the area.  Ecology has proposed changing the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Gas during the spring spill season.   “...

The Washington Department of Ecology is looking at changing water quality standards to help migrating juvenile salmon.  Dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers may be allowed to spill more water to assist fish in the area.  Ecology has proposed changing the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Gas during the spring spill season.   “Inc...

A recent study done by Seattle-based ECONorthwest claims removing the four lower Snake River dams exceeds the cost.  The study was done for another Seattle-based company, Vulcan Inc.  Vulcan oversees the business and philanthropic interests of Microsoft co-founder and former Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazer owner, the late Paul Allen. The S...