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Hennings: Farmers Need To Share Their Thoughts On The Dams
Hennings: Farmers Need To Share Their Thoughts On The Dams
Hennings: Farmers Need To Share Their Thoughts On The Dams
In late September, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a study looking at meeting electrical needs in the event that the four lower Snake River dams were removed.  This news comes of the heals of a variety of studies and proposal looking at removing the dams that are so important to the farming community across the Northwest, and across the nation.  Michell...
DOE Launches Its Own Snake River Dam Study
DOE Launches Its Own Snake River Dam Study
DOE Launches Its Own Snake River Dam Study
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a study on replacing the Lower Snake River Dams.  DOE said the Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Project will be an 18-month study, exploring how utilities in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana can deal with future power needs in the event that the Snake River dams are removed.  The stu...
WSU Economists Working To Review Snake River Breaching Analysis
WSU Economists Working To Review Snake River Breaching Analysis
WSU Economists Working To Review Snake River Breaching Analysis
Scientists with Washington State University’s Freight Policy Transportation Institute are reaching out to regional stakeholders as part of a newly launched independent review of a state-contacted analysis of transport impacts from potential breaching of the four lower Snake Rivers dams.  The...
EPA Orders Corp To Make Changes At Northwest Dams
EPA Orders Corp To Make Changes At Northwest Dams
EPA Orders Corp To Make Changes At Northwest Dams
Last month, the EPA ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to stop oil and other toxic chemical discharges into the Columbia River.  The announcement put the issue of river spills back to the front burner.  The group Columbia Riverkeeper sued the Corps last year, and says these pollutants harm fish and other wildlife in the Columbia and Snake Rivers.  Miles Johnson, Co...
Drazan Looks To Promote Rural Oregon, Oregon Ag
Drazan Looks To Promote Rural Oregon, Oregon Ag
Drazan Looks To Promote Rural Oregon, Oregon Ag
Christine Drazan, Republican candidate for Oregon Governor says if elected, she’ll work to give rural portions of the state a voice in Salem.  The Klamath Falls native said Oregon is an ag dependent state, but the business climate makes it difficult on producers of any size.  She also says the ...
Newhouse: Washington Has Great Potential For Ag Growth
Newhouse: Washington Has Great Potential For Ag Growth
Newhouse: Washington Has Great Potential For Ag Growth
Farming is a multi-billion-dollar industry for the state of Washington, but Dan Newhouse says more ag business can be done in the Evergreen state.  The central Washington representative said there’s a lot of potential for growth and future development, such as the recent ground breaking of Darigold’s million-dollar facility outside of Pasco.  Newhouse says to en...
NW Lawmakers Unhappy With Snake River Dam Report
NW Lawmakers Unhappy With Snake River Dam Report
NW Lawmakers Unhappy With Snake River Dam Report
Late last week, the Administration issued a final report that advocates for the breaching of the four lower Snake River dams.  Many lawmakers across the PNW decried the report as nothing more than a political maneuver by the Biden Administration.  Dan New...

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