Tag: Washington
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Federal researchers say two widely used pesticides harm many endangered fish species
Photo: A coho salmon in spawning colors. The National Marine Fisheries Service says that continued use of insect-killing chemicals containing carbaryl or methomyl likely jeopardizes dozens of endangered fish species — including Chinook salmon, coho salmon, sockeye salmon, and steelhead in the Columbia, Willamette and Snake rivers. Rick Swart / Oregon Department of Fish and…
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Drought Spreads to 93 Percent of West — That’s Never Happened
More than 93% of the seven Western USA states is in drought. 59% is in extreme or exceptional drought – the very worst drought conditions.
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Wall Street spends millions to buy up Washington state water
Photo: Don Lundgren’s family ranch sits next to the Chewuch River. Lundgren hoped to sell water rights to Crown Columbia for potential use beyond the Methow Valley, in the distance. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times) WINTHROP, Okanogan County — Follow the water and you’ll find the money. That’s how it often works in the…
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Membrane technology to address excess water problem on Washington dairy
“We really don’t have a nutrient problem; we have a water problem,” states Galen Smith, partner and general manager of Coldstream Farm LLC in Deming, Washington. With their new 50-stall rotary parlor that has the capacity to milk 2,200 cows three times a day, Smith says their goal is to maximize the use of this…
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Northwest dams agree to spill more water to help salmon, orcas survive
The survival of Puget Sound’s orca population depends on the migration of endangered Chinook salmon. (USFWS) (Courthouse News) Dam operators will send more water spilling over the eight dams along the Snake and Columbia rivers in an effort to help young salmon survive the notoriously deadly trip to the Pacific Ocean. The spill management plan…
