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Upper Columbia salmon hook $208M

The Biden administration has agreed to fund a $208 million, 20-year study on reintroducing salmon to the upper…

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New multi-institution earthquake center aims to advance understanding of Cascadia Subduction Zone

https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/new-multi-institution-earthquake-center-aims-advance-understanding-cascadia-subduction-zone September 08, 2023 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers will play key roles in a new…

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EPA’s controversial pesticide plan awaits court OK

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to enter a court settlement that will commit it to a pesticide…

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Cranberry growers vote against federal marketing order, committee

Ocean Spray, the farmer-owned cooperative that is the dominant force in the U.S. cranberry industry, directed its growers…

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West Coast gray whale population still declining

The number of Pacific gray whales that pass the Washington and Oregon coast each year has declined for…

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California’s late cherry harvest roils industry

California’s delayed, prolonged and robust sweet cherry harvest has sent shock waves north, reportedly suppressing prices for Washington…

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Conservation, fishing groups intend to sue to remove Snake River dams

Conservation and fishing groups have given 60-day notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Army Corps of…

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New ‘Blob’ on the horizon?

LONG BEACH — There’s growing concern an expanding zone of warm seawater spiked by a strengthening El Niño…

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Climatologists see chance of ‘historically strong’ El Niño

The National Weather Service on July 13 estimated a 1-in-5 chance that next winter’s weather will be influenced…

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Yes, 90 degrees can be dangerous

From a jump in ER visits and gun violence to fears for maternal health, the Northwest’s May heat…

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