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House Approves Bill to Return Ancient Bones to Tribes
House Approves Bill to Return Ancient Bones to Tribes
House Approves Bill to Return Ancient Bones to Tribes
TRI-CITIES (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that paves the way for the ancient skeleton of Kennewick Man to be returned to a group of Columbia Basin tribes. The Tri-City Herald reports that the House approved the bill Wednesday after the Senate passed similar legislation earlier this month...
2 Wildfires Burning Near Grand Coulee, Elmer City
2 Wildfires Burning Near Grand Coulee, Elmer City
2 Wildfires Burning Near Grand Coulee, Elmer City
GRAND COULEE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities are telling people in Grand Coulee and Elmer City to be on alert as two wildfires are burning on both sides of the Columbia River. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says one of the wildfires is burning on the west side of the Columbia River near Grand Coulee...
250 Gallons of Diesel Spills in Columbia River
250 Gallons of Diesel Spills in Columbia River
250 Gallons of Diesel Spills in Columbia River
WARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — Coast Guard officials say approximately 250 gallons of diesel has spilled in the Columbia River near the Oregon Coast. The Coast Guard said in a news release that the spill Monday morning at Skipanon Marina in Warrenton left a 1-mile by 500 yard sheen in the water that was dissipating by Monday afternoon...
Millennials See Greater Career Opportunities in Ag Industry
Millennials See Greater Career Opportunities in Ag Industry
Millennials See Greater Career Opportunities in Ag Industry
According to U.S. News and World Report, more millennials are looking for jobs in the ag industry. Last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that the unemployment rate for millennials was 5 percent. Meanwhile, the average hourly wage for most farmers was around $33...
Process Starts for Columbia River Basin Fishing Agreement
Process Starts for Columbia River Basin Fishing Agreement
Process Starts for Columbia River Basin Fishing Agreement
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities are working on a plan aimed at deciding how much sport, commercial and tribal fishing for salmon and steelhead will be allowed in the Columbia River and its tributaries. The joint environmental impact statement being prepared by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U...
Tesoro Savage Turmoil; Hog and Pig Inventory Increases
Tesoro Savage Turmoil; Hog and Pig Inventory Increases
Tesoro Savage Turmoil; Hog and Pig Inventory Increases
The largest oil-by-rail marine terminal in the nation proposed along the Columbia River in Washington is getting national news coverage. Fox News reports that environmental and tribal opposition have created a battle over Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy terminal planned to handle 360,000 barrels of crude oil a day...
West Coast States Meet to Share Spill-response Efforts
West Coast States Meet to Share Spill-response Efforts
West Coast States Meet to Share Spill-response Efforts
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington and Oregon environmental regulators said Tuesday that regional coordination and planning exercises such as drills aided their response to the fiery train derailment along the Columbia River earlier this month. The Northwest officials briefed their counterparts from other states on the June 3 train accident in Mosier, Oregon, at the annual meeting of the Pacific States/Bri
Northwest Tribal Leaders to Highlight Risks of Oil Trains
Northwest Tribal Leaders to Highlight Risks of Oil Trains
Northwest Tribal Leaders to Highlight Risks of Oil Trains
MOSIER, Ore. (AP) — Leaders of several Northwest tribes are gathering at the site of last week's fiery train derailment to highlight the risks of moving volatile crude oil along the Columbia River. The chairman of the Yakama Nation, JoDe Goudy, said in a statement Thursday that the derailment has been devastating to the town of Mosier and to people who live along the Columbia River...

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