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‘Pilot’ pesticide plan met with dire warnings, disbelief
SALEM — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes testing new pesticide rules on more than 100 million acres ...
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Odds improve for ‘historically strong’ El Nino
SALEM — The National Weather Service on Oct. 12 predicted a 30% chance that a “historically strong El ...
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No good options: Eradicating invasive mussels means dumping toxins in Snake River
BOISE, Idaho — The state of Idaho is implementing an aggressive molluscicide treatment program in hopes of halting ...
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Pandemic population boom in rural hotspots sparks resentment
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Rural America is booming, but the population growth that’s boosting local economies is also putting ...
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Despite recent efforts to end it, daylight saving time marches on
BEND — For the past 115 years, most Americans have changed their clocks an hour backward and an ...
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Towns could save themselves from wildfire, if they knew about this money
PACKWOOD, Wash. — Last year, Don Pratt fled from his home as a wildfire swept down the mountainside ...
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Report: Breaching Snake River dams would put thousands of farmers at risk
SALEM — The livelihoods of thousands of farmers would be put at risk if the four Lower Snake ...
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Book battles are raging nationwide. A Washington library could be nation’s first to close
DAYTON — Book battles are raging across the nation, but none have carried the kind of stakes as ...
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Electricity’s ‘new era’ is here. Can we keep the lights on?
SALEM — The U.S. is in the midst of an energy overhaul, with electricity use expected to surge ...
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Climatologists foresee strong El Nino
SALEM — A strong El Nino has a two out of three chance of forming by this winter, ...