Northwest

California board drives electric car, truck mandate in Washington

A California state board voted Aug. 25 to require all new cars, pickups and SUVs to be electric…

Northwest

Inslee-Murray report: Snake River dam breaching not feasible now

OLYMPIA — Breaching the lower Snake River dams is not “a feasible or responsible option” until their energy…

Local

Kite fest soars again

LONG BEACH — Hundreds of kites soared above Long Beach last week for the 41st annual Washington State…

Community

‘Turn and burn’: Charters, commercial fishermen target migrating tuna off coast

ILWACO — It’s time to turn and burn for tuna fishermen along the coast. The first significant albacore…

Northwest

Breach of Lower Snake River dams will aid recovery of native fish, new study says

CORVALLIS — A team of scientists concluded in a recent paper that breaching four dams in the Lower…

Local

Outlook improves for a third straight La Nina

The National Weather Service on July 14 increased the odds that a La Niña will prevail for a…

Local

Seafood businesses can apply now for relief funding

OLYMPIA — Eligible commercial fishing, shellfish, charter, and seafood sector industry members who have been negatively impacted by…

Northwest

Diesel prices stay over $6 a gallon in West, dip elsewhere

On-highway diesel prices dropped slightly during the first week of July after hitting a record high in late…

Northwest

Catching energy: Floating offshore wind generator proposals worry fishing industry

NEWPORT, Ore. — From her home overlooking Yaquina Bay on the Oregon coast, Kelley Retherford can watch as…

Local

Study: Dam proposal puts region behind in goal of ‘decarbonizing’ NW electrical grid

The Pacific Northwest is already behind in reaching political leaders’ goal of “decarbonizing” the electric grid, and replacing…

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