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NOAA Proposes Seafood Import Monitoring Expansion
NOAA Proposes Seafood Import Monitoring Expansion
NOAA Proposes Seafood Import Monitoring Expansion
Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a proposed rule to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program.  The risk-based program is for targeted species of seafood imported into the United States.  NOAA said expanding the program would increase the number of species included in the program from approximately 1,100 individual species to approximately 1,600 individua
NOAA Announces Funding for Fish Habitats Across PNW, U.S.
NOAA Announces Funding for Fish Habitats Across PNW, U.S.
NOAA Announces Funding for Fish Habitats Across PNW, U.S.
NOAA Fisheries Wednesday announced $105 million in funding for 36 new fish passage projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  The announcement includes significant funding to implement fish passage projects that meet tribal priorities and build tribal organizational capacity to support their role as stewards of tribal resources.    ...
July A Hot One For The United States
July A Hot One For The United States
July A Hot One For The United States
When we look back on July 2022, one word will come to mind, at least here in the Pacific Northwest.  Hot.  And it wasn't just our neck of the woods that saw extreme heat, but hot conditions were reported up and down the west coast, as well as across the southern Plains.  And Bra...
Parsons Expects Wet Weather To Continue Into Early Summer
Parsons Expects Wet Weather To Continue Into Early Summer
Parsons Expects Wet Weather To Continue Into Early Summer
With the start of summer less than three weeks away, what can the state of Oregon expect when it comes to soil moisture? Oregon Department of Forestry Lead Meteorologist Pete Parsons said the wetter than average spring is expected to continue into the summer months ...
NOAA Awards More Than $171 Million for Climate Science
NOAA Awards More Than $171 Million for Climate Science
NOAA Awards More Than $171 Million for Climate Science
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday $171 million to support 72 projects to improve resilience in the fight against the climate crisis. NOAA's Climate Program Office announced the funding, the highest five-year investment in the program's history ...
Science Shows Dams And Salmon Can Coexist, Newhouse Says
Science Shows Dams And Salmon Can Coexist, Newhouse Says
Science Shows Dams And Salmon Can Coexist, Newhouse Says
Many in the environmental community say for the Chinook salmon to survive, the four lower Snake River dams must be removed. However the farming community is quick to point out the issue is not nearly a black and white one, saying there are several factors impacting the number of salmon that return to the Snake each year, including pollution in the Pacific Ocean, predatory species like sea lions,
Feds Looking A Cutting Back on Salmon Fishing Along The West Coast
Feds Looking A Cutting Back on Salmon Fishing Along The West Coast
Feds Looking A Cutting Back on Salmon Fishing Along The West Coast
Federal officials have proposed curtailing nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast especially in challenging years in an effort to assist Northwest endangered killer whales. NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on the plan, which calls for restricting commercial and recreational salmon fishing when Chinook salmon forecasts are especially low ...
Newhouse Advocates For Dams At Environmental Conference
Newhouse Advocates For Dams At Environmental Conference
Newhouse Advocates For Dams At Environmental Conference
Last week, Representative Dan Newhouse served as a keynote speaker at the Andrus Center for Public Policy’s 2021 Environmental Conference at Boise State University. The Conference, “Energy, Salmon, Agriculture and Community” focused on the survival of salmon, energy production and economic development across the Pacific Northwest. Other key note ...

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