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Federal agencies to update ‘flawed’ study on Columbia, Snake River dams
Two federal agencies have announced plans to update a study on the Columbia and Snake River dams -- a move lauded by ...
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Stopgap Columbia River Treaty update leaves U.S. flush with electricity, in trickier flood management position
The Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada governs both hydroelectric power and flood control. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River ...
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Nearly 150 miles of Columbia River added to EPA’s Superfund list
This Teck Metals Ltd. smelter in Trail, B.C., sits on a hill above the Columbia River in 2003, a few miles north of the Washington border. The company dumped heavy metals into the Columbia River ...
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A river treaty that will replenish the U.S.-Canada relationship
The Columbia River springs from an icefield in B.C.’s Rocky Mountains and winds 1,930 kilometres through the Northwestern United States. No other river on the continent spills more water into ...
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Upper Columbia River in northeast WA listed as a Superfund site
Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte ...
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Upper Columbia River site added to EPA National Priorities List due to metals contamination
SEATTLE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday that it has added the Upper Columbia River Site in northeast Washington to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).
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EPA declares Upper Columbia River a Superfund site
Dec. 13—Federal officials on Friday declared portions of the Upper Columbia River a Superfund site after decades of studying, debating and litigating over the pollution that primarily washed ...
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Number of salmon returning to Columbia River Basin stays flat over last decade
Average salmon and steelhead counts in the Columbia River Basin over the last decade are still well below officials’ goal of 5 million fish per year. From 2014 to 2023, just 2.3 million salmon ...
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EPA designates Upper Columbia River sites for cleanup efforts
UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER, Wash. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is focusing on cleanup efforts along several areas of the Upper Columbia River. The EPA has officially designated spots ...
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Upper Columbia River in WA designated a Superfund site
Washington State has a brand-new Superfund site: the Upper Columbia River. It’s the latest development in the federal government's attempts to force a Canadian company to pay for pollution that ...