Not since 2015 has Washington's snowpack fallen so far below normal. Some regions of the state are preparing for another drought this summer. Others are still enmeshed in the drought that began last summer.
Environment
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A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its Idaho tributaries must stay in effect.
Ecology
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A team of scientists, including one from Oregon State University, concluded in a recent paper that breaching four dams in the Lower Snake River Basin in Washington provides the best and only reasonable opportunity to promote ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2022
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A trio of scientists, one with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, another from Museo Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado and a third independent researcher, report evidence of several Bolivian river dolphins playing ...
Rare earth elements are finding their way into Colorado water supplies, driven by changes in climate, finds a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Environment
Aug 31, 2021
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The fish shimmied past her underwater office window inside the Lower Granite Dam, solo and in small groups, an endless parade of Chinook salmon, steelhead and shad.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2021
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Mercury has decreased in a creek on the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, according to researchers at the University of Georgia.
Environment
May 19, 2021
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Snake River spring-summer chinook could be nearly extinct by 2060 and interventions are "desperately needed" to boost survival in every stage of their lives, scientists warn.
Plants & Animals
Feb 19, 2021
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The Columbia River basin will see an increase in flooding over the next 50 years as a result of climate change, new modeling from Oregon State University indicates.
Environment
Feb 10, 2021
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The U.S. government announced Friday that four huge dams on the Snake River in Washington state will not be removed to help endangered salmon migrate to the ocean.
Ecology
Jul 31, 2020
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