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Lawmakers: Water Resource Development Act will boost Columbia River projects, jobs and the economy

January 9, 2025, 6:08am Business

Washington’s federal lawmakers are celebrating a significant list of new Columbia River projects made possible by the 2024 Water Resource Development Act, which became law Saturday. Read story

‘Perfect storm’ of factors hits Washington apple farmers, driving bankruptcies, consolidation

January 2, 2025, 6:05am Business

A perfect storm of economic challenges is pushing Washington apple farmers out of business. Read story

Construction is seen at an Amazon Web Services data center on Aug. 22 in Boardman, Ore. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council is trying to anticipate how much electricity data centers will demand in the coming years.

Data centers will gobble up every bit of electricity in Northwest, say experts

Construction is seen at an Amazon Web Services data center on Aug. 22 in Boardman, Ore. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council is trying to anticipate how much electricity data centers will demand in the coming years.

December 21, 2024, 6:11am Business

The Northwest will soon not have enough electricity to meet an explosion in demand from the tech industry as companies inject power-hungry artificial intelligence into every facet of life. Read story

Powerlines stretch across the Columbia River near the Bonneville Lock and Dam. Federal agencies are undertaking an environmental review of how they operate their dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers.

‘Unlawful’ or ‘a critical next step’? Feds to update Columbia River dams’ environmental guidelines

Powerlines stretch across the Columbia River near the Bonneville Lock and Dam. Federal agencies are undertaking an environmental review of how they operate their dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers.

December 19, 2024, 1:30pm Business

Federal agencies announced Thursday they will update the environmental guidelines that shape how they operate 14 dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Read story

A coho salmon leaps up Lucia Falls on Oct. 28, 2021, at Lucia Falls Regional Park.

‘These fish and these waters are our responsibility to defend,’ Inslee says in executive order on salmon recovery

A coho salmon leaps up Lucia Falls on Oct. 28, 2021, at Lucia Falls Regional Park.

December 18, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee recently released an executive order that reemphasizes his administration’s support for the state’s salmon recovery efforts as his term enters its final days. Read story

This Teck Metals Ltd. smelter in Trail, B.C., sits on a hill above the Columbia River in 2003, a few miles north of the Washington border. The company dumped heavy metals into the Columbia River for nearly a century.

Nearly 150 miles of Columbia River added to EPA’s Superfund list

This Teck Metals Ltd. smelter in Trail, B.C., sits on a hill above the Columbia River in 2003, a few miles north of the Washington border. The company dumped heavy metals into the Columbia River for nearly a century.

December 16, 2024, 11:22am Clark County News

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday a roughly 150-mile stretch of the Columbia River between the Canadian border and Grand Coulee Dam has been added to the Superfund National Priorities List. Read story

The Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada governs both hydroelectric power and flood control.

Stopgap Columbia River Treaty update leaves U.S. flush with electricity, in trickier flood management position

The Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada governs both hydroelectric power and flood control.

December 14, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News

A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower across the river basin. Read story

A $26 million federal grant will help the Port of Kalama expand capacity at the Temco Rail Export Terminal.

Federal, private and local money continues Kalama’s decadeslong success at grain exports

A $26 million federal grant will help the Port of Kalama expand capacity at the Temco Rail Export Terminal.

December 10, 2024, 11:50am Business

A $26 million federal grant will help the Port of Kalama expand capacity at a local grain-export operation, potentially reducing railroad traffic and increasing local output of grains, oilseeds and wheat to markets around Asia. Read story

Buoy 46089 sideways aboard a ship.

NOAA weather buoy No. 46089, vital for Columbia River navigation, makes waves

Buoy 46089 sideways aboard a ship.

December 4, 2024, 6:10am Business

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last month redeployed an important weather buoy about 70 miles into the Pacific Ocean from the mouth of the Columbia River. Read story

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

Tolling, light rail, more: I-5 Bridge project director says he’s not worried about change in administrations

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

November 30, 2024, 6:05am Business

The project to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge continues to inch forward. It secured $2.1 billion in federal funding earlier this year and wrapped up a public comment period last week. Read story