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Lower Columbia spring fishing ends March 1

COLUMBIA RIVER — Just half the average number of upriver spring Chinook salmon are forecast to enter the…

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NOAA announces arrival of weak El Niño; significant impacts not expected

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued an El Niño Advisory last week, indicating the climate pattern has taken effect…

Northwest

New Coast Community Radio tower moves closer with grants

ASTORIA, Ore. – Coast Community Radio (KMUN, KTCB and KCPB), the nonprofit radio station in the Columbia-Pacific region,…

National

Atmospheric rivers will be rated like hurricanes

A team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has…

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Naselle students readying 2nd miniboat

NASELLE — During their regular monthly meeting on Jan. 15, the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District’s (NGRVSD) Board…

Local

Washington, Oregon debate Columbia River salmon policies

SALEM — Oregon and Washington state are still figuring out what to do with gillnets on the Columbia…

Local

Banned fish trap returns as sustainable way to catch salmon

About half the salmon swimming up the Columbia River come from hatcheries — most of which are raised…

Northwest

Baby born to orca pod that hunts around the mouth of the Columbia River

From the Center for Whale Research: On Jan. 10, 2019, TV stations in Seattle aired live aerial footage…

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State lawmakers propose new strategy after voters nix carbon tax

OLYMPIA — After state voters soundly rejected a carbon fee initiative in November 2018, climate advocates in the…

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UW meteorologist: ‘Huge storm offshore’

LONG BEACH — An enormous cold-water cyclone has developed offshore Tuesday and is generating significant ocean swells. Rough…

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