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Trump order directing water away from conservation focuses on California rivers — not the Columbia

January 22, 2025, 12:23pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to clarify comments he made last summer that led many in the Pacific Northwest to fear he would attempt to divert Columbia River water… Read story

Port of Kalama eyes unloading terminal for sand dredged from Columbia River

January 14, 2025, 3:18pm Clark County News

The Port of Kalama may get an unloading terminal for sand dredged from the Columbia River and other material used to make concrete. Read story

These clients of Marvin’s Guide Service caught there two keepers immediately after the baits hit the river bottom. Guide Henkel had his boat limited out by 8:15.

Anglers angry after crowds force quick sturgeon closure at Bonneville Pool fishery

These clients of Marvin’s Guide Service caught there two keepers immediately after the baits hit the river bottom. Guide Henkel had his boat limited out by 8:15.

January 11, 2025, 6:12am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

While some guides and anglers were not surprised by a quick sturgeon fishery closure last week, they are not happy about how this fishery has been managed in recent years. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tours the Yaquina dredging vessel as the crews works along the Columbia River in August. “So many of our industries rely on these waterways and this dredging schedule,” Perez said.

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

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tours the Yaquina dredging vessel as the crews works along the Columbia River in August. “So many of our industries rely on these waterways and this dredging schedule,” Perez said.

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

A stringer of keeper sturgeon taken in the Bonneville pool by clients of Marvin’s Guide Service.

Sturgeon retention closes in Bonneville, The Dalles pools after just 1 day of fishing

A stringer of keeper sturgeon taken in the Bonneville pool by clients of Marvin’s Guide Service.

January 2, 2025, 5:00pm Latest News

Sturgeon retention in the Bonneville and The Dalles pools of the Columbia River Gorge closed after a single day of angling. 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

A trio of anglers show off their catch of Bonneville pool sturgeon. The fisheries’ popularity has exploded in recent years, and the quota can fill quickly.

Anglers hope that less is more for new sturgeon season

A trio of anglers show off their catch of Bonneville pool sturgeon. The fisheries’ popularity has exploded in recent years, and the quota can fill quickly.

December 21, 2024, 6:06am Latest News Subscriber Exclusive

The increasingly popular Bonneville pool sturgeon retention fishery is slated to open on Wednesday. This year the retention fishing days have been reduced from three to two days a week. Anglers may keep sturgeon of legal size on Saturdays and Wednesdays only. 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

Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife police found a common loon and 20 coots killed and left to rot in the Columbia River in Eastern Washington. (Brent K.

20+ birds shot, left to rot in Columbia River. One is a federally protected species

Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife police found a common loon and 20 coots killed and left to rot in the Columbia River in Eastern Washington. (Brent K.

December 19, 2024, 7:37am Latest News

More than 20 waterfowl were shot on the Columbia River in Eastern Washington and left to waste, said the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife Police on Tuesday. 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