environment

President Obama has signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, also known as WRRDA, which will put Americans to work modernizing our water infrastructure and restoring some of our most vital ecosystems.

A three time Emmy Award winning journalist will moderate the next Food Dialogues in Chicago.

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service last week released new 2012 Census of Agriculture profiles for the 50 states, Puerto Rico and more than 3,000 counties in the nation.

Several counties in both Idaho and Washington have been declared as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.

The USDA has unveiled a new addition to its My Plate website called Healthy Eating on a Budget.

Representative Cory Gardner of Colorado has introduced the Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act which would prohibit the federal government from listing sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act as long as states prepare and carry out plans to protect the species within their borders ... Read More ...

Yakima County is looking for public input to help create a countywide system of interconnected trails for public use.

The yearly survey of beekeepers was released Thursday.

Six senators held a press conference yesterday with biodiesel producers as the National Biodiesel Board released a survey of 54 biodiesel producers showing nearly 80 percent have reduced production this year.

The weather is warmer and it's time for thousands of birds to make their way home to Washington. Welcoming them home is a special event Saturday at the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge. An event that is unique to Yakima County.