Northwest
EXPLAINER: Western water projects in infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON — Included in the sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill approved by the Senate is funding for Western ...
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NOAA: La Nina likely to bring relief to Northwest farmers this winter
SALEM — Portions of the Pacific Ocean cooled considerably in July, affirming that a La Nina weather system ...
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A drought like no other, NOAA scientist says
SALEM — The West has been so dry and so hot for so long that its current drought ...
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Coalition seeks relisting of gray wolves in U.S. West
BOISE, Idaho — Wildlife advocates last week petitioned federal officials to restore federal protections for gray wolves throughout ...
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Wyden: Expect feds to mobilize forest firefighters this year
SALEM — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says he is awaiting an announcement by President Biden’s administration about a ...
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Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await
SALEM — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in ...
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National, regional ag leaders get close-up look at lower Snake River dam issues
LEWISTON, Idaho — Leaders of national and regional farm organizations rallied around efforts to protect the four lower ...
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Merkley to push for more aggressive forest management
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said this week that he will lobby the Biden administration to ...
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Toby Keith headlines Pendleton Whisky Music Fest
PENDLETON — Pendleton Whisky Music Fest is ready to thrill again. Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and two-time ...
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New wolf killing laws prompt push to revive protections
BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday, May 26, to revive federal protections for ...