Which US City Is Hit Hardest by Porch Pirates?
Seattle ranks as the worst metro area for porch pirates.
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Ag News: USPS Alcohol Shipping Bill and Drought Monitor Forecast
The House co-sponsors introduced the USPS Shipping Equity Act, a bipartisan bill that would end the Prohibition-era ban preventing the Postal Service from shipping adult beverages.
Ag News: USDA to Food Banks and USMEF Applauds Trump
By mid-May, the USDA plans to begin shipping food boxes to food banks through a new program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington State Power Plant Violates Shipping Regulations
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Department of Health has ordered the state's lone nuclear power plant to stop shipping radioactive waste after it was found to be in violation of state and federal regulations.
KING5-TV reported Thursday that documents it obtained show the Columbia Generating Station, operated by Energy Northwest, made repeated errors in its shipping of radioactive waste
Energy Bill Back to Congress and Organic Feed Shortage
**A Senate energy bill that failed to make it through the last Congress will be the starting point for talks in this Congress
That’s according to top Senate staffers on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Speaking at the Energy & Environmental Symposium, ENR learership sounded optimistic about the chances for agreement.
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Crop Insurance Safe in Budget Agreement; Positive Train Control Delay Up to Five Years
As Promised, outgoing House Speaker John Boehner helped push a budget deal through the House that in his words, was an effort to not “leave the barn full of you know what.” The budget agreement reached between Congressional leaders and the White House passed the House late Wednesday, and thanks to quick work by the House and Senate agriculture committees, the budget will not include cuts to crop i
Apple Watch Figures
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Do you own an Apple watch? Likely not, according to a new set of data from International Data Corporation. A new report estimates Apple shipped 3.6 million of its watches in the last quarter. That number is higher than what some analysts had estimated...
Roche Fruit Company Purchase Vacant Land
The two block section of Poplar Street between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue was permanently closed as of today in order to improve safety for both pedestrians and drivers in the largely industrial area.
Roche Fruit Company, Inc., a longtime mainstay of the Yakima Valley agricultural industry, purchased the now-closed section of Poplar Street which runs through Roche’s “Fruit Row” packing, storag