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Summer 2024 drought will plague farmers in Yakima Valley and Kittitas area
Farmers in the Yakima and Kittitas valleys will be some of the hardest hit by Washington state’s declared drought, where they are only projected to get about 54% of their normal water this summer.
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After years of negotiations, new government Hanford plan stirs up plans to treat radioactive waste
Three government agencies made a plan public for how to move forward and clean up radioactive waste from large, underground tanks at the Hanford site in southeast Washington.
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Low snowpack plus dry summer means tough choices for Eastern Washington farmers
Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with NW News Network correspondent Anna King to talk about the impacts drought has on Farmers out in Eastern WA.
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Introducing: Let the Kids Dance!
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Bird flu in cattle stressing Northwest dairy operators
Washington and Oregon dairy farmers say they’re stressed out – the threat of bird flu in cattle is just adding to their woes.
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Migratory birds could cause avian influenza in Northwest dairy cattle
As migratory birds make their way north to Alaska, Canada and the Arctic for the summer, they often fly over and stop in the Northwest. The birds could spread avian flu in cattle. Northwest dairy managers are encouraged to up their biosecurity measures in preparation.
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New tool tracks contaminated groundwater at Hanford, other DOE sites
A new federal tool called TRAC is helping lawmakers, tribal nations and even watchdogs see how contamination is moving underground in southeastern Washington.
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As the Northwest spring arrives, so do anxieties over water for farming, and summer wildfires
Federal, state and regional officials are worried about Washington state’s snowpack in the Olympics and Cascades
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EPA Proposes adding portions of 150 mile stretch of upper Columbia River to the Superfund list
Lead contamination is the main concern along popular rivershore and recreational sites
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Oregon researchers hope to provide new tools to help wine growers address climate change, smoke
Oregon State University is using science to block even a smudge of wildfire flavors in prime Northwest wines