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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

A U.S.-Canada treaty that governs operations of the fourth-largest river in North America -- affecting everything from power prices and water supplies to grain shipments and recreation in the Pacific Northwest -- should be renegotiated to make the system more flexible amid climate change and to aid threatened and endangered species that weren't considered when the treaty was created decades ago, federal regulators recommended in a draft document.

Draft plan calls for revised Columbia treaty

A U.S.-Canada treaty that governs operations of the fourth-largest river in North America -- affecting everything from power prices and water supplies to grain shipments and recreation in the Pacific Northwest -- should be renegotiated to make the system more flexible amid climate change and to aid threatened and endangered species that weren't considered when the treaty was created decades ago, federal regulators recommended in a draft document.

September 20, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

American officials reviewing the decades-old treaty that shapes the management of the Columbia River in the U.S. and Canada have recommended modernizing its scope to include ecological issues and climate change, according to a draft document released Friday. Read story

Two snowy egrets hunt for food with other birds during a warm, sunny Thursday near the Port of Vancouver.

Say goodbye to summer as fall weather blows in

Two snowy egrets hunt for food with other birds during a warm, sunny Thursday near the Port of Vancouver.

September 19, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A double dose of blustery weather will bring significant rain and wind to Clark County this weekend, just in time for the autumnal equinox on Sunday. Read story

The weight limit on the Bridge of the Gods between Stevenson and Cascade Locks, Ore., dropped from 80,000 pounds to 16,000 pounds after an inspection found issues.

Bridge of the Gods repairs to begin Oct. 1

The weight limit on the Bridge of the Gods between Stevenson and Cascade Locks, Ore., dropped from 80,000 pounds to 16,000 pounds after an inspection found issues.

September 18, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

State and local officials have solidified a plan to repair the Bridge of the Gods by the end of this year and remove a severe weight restriction that has cramped freight movement in the area for months. Read story

Starting Thursday, motorists will no longer be able to use the freeway onramp connecting Northeast 134th Street and northbound Interstate 5.

Salmon Creek interchange work shifts into high gear

Starting Thursday, motorists will no longer be able to use the freeway onramp connecting Northeast 134th Street and northbound Interstate 5.

September 16, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

As a new freeway interchange continues to take shape in the Salmon Creek area, crews are poised to tackle one of the project's biggest remaining obstacles. Read story

Waste Connections recently rolled out four yard debris trucks that run entirely on compressed natural gas.

Waste Connections debuts natural-gas-fueled trucks

Waste Connections recently rolled out four yard debris trucks that run entirely on compressed natural gas.

September 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Normally, buying four new yard debris trucks isn't cause for celebration at Waste Connections Inc. Read story

Memo details Oregon-led CRC

September 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Oregon Department of Transportation on Thursday laid out in greater detail its plans for the still-evolving, pared-down Columbia River Crossing in a memo to state Treasurer Ted Wheeler. Read story

Vancouver Lake was closed due to e. coli.

Vancouver ties high temperature record

Vancouver Lake was closed due to e. coli.

September 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver was just shy of a heat record Wednesday, with temperatures topping out at 95 degrees in the early evening. Read story

Russell MacArthur hits baseballs to a friend, Robert Straub, at Lincoln Elementary School on Monday in Vancouver.

Torrid forecast prompts heat advisory for Vancouver

Russell MacArthur hits baseballs to a friend, Robert Straub, at Lincoln Elementary School on Monday in Vancouver.

September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The possibility of record-high temperatures today has prompted the National Weather Service in Portland to issue a heat advisory including Clark County and other parts of the region. Read story

An artist's rendering of the proposed Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River.

C-Tran to resume planning for CRC

An artist's rendering of the proposed Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River.

September 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The C-Tran Board of Directors on Tuesday authorized the transit agency to resume work on the Columbia River Crossing, putting one of the once-dead project's local sponsors back at the table. Read story

C-Tran board to consider CRC, BRT support

September 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The C-Tran Board of Directors will tackle two of its highest-profile issues -- the Columbia River Crossing and bus rapid transit -- head on during its monthly meeting tonight. Read story