Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

Pacific Northwest

Economy|Environment

US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest

The U.S. government says it will invest $240 million in salmon and steelhead fish hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest

US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest
Environment|News

California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West

California’s largest active fire has exploded in size, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scramble to meet the danger

California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Environment|News

2 bodies found in creeks as atmospheric river drops record-breaking rain in Pacific Northwest

Authorities in Oregon are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in creeks this week as an atmospheric river brings heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest

2 bodies found in creeks as atmospheric river drops record-breaking rain in Pacific Northwest
Environment|News|Political|Science

Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden administration is a road map to breach Snake River dams

The U.S. government said Thursday it plans to spend $1 billion over the next decade to help recover depleted populations of salmon in the Pacific Northwest

Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden administration is a road map to breach Snake River dams
Business

Nucor board approves $860 million funding for new rebar mill

Nucor Corp said on Wednesday its board had approved $860 million in funding for the construction of a rebar micro mill in the Pacific Northwest, the exact location of which was yet to be

Nucor board approves $860 million funding for new rebar mill
Environment|News

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather

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