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Salmon lawsuit ends in settlement but tensions over hatcheries simmer

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October 1, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife is closing two Southwest Washington hatchery programs and lowering releases at another as a part of a settlement agreement stemming from a lawsuit by two environmental groups. Read story

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Two Vancouver companies get state grants to develop green technology

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September 30, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Washington’s Department of Commerce awarded nearly $800,000 in grants to two Vancouver companies developing green technology. Read story

Birds fly around and perch on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River as one of two dredging ships passes through the channel in 2009. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer&rsquo;s project to repair the river jetties is expected to be completed in October 2025.

Does Trump want to turn ‘giant faucet’ to send Columbia River water to CA?

Birds fly around and perch on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River as one of two dredging ships passes through the channel in 2009. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer&rsquo;s project to repair the river jetties is expected to be completed in October 2025.

September 26, 2024, 9:40am Latest News

The Columbia River could be the answer to California’s water problems, former President Donald Trump hinted at during a news conference in California. Read story

Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock &amp; Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of Sept. 14) lamprey have passed through Bonneville&rsquo;s fish ladders. (Tom Conning/U.S.

Pacific lamprey returns to the Columbia River plummet but Northwest tribes are working to fix those runs

Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock &amp; Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of Sept. 14) lamprey have passed through Bonneville&rsquo;s fish ladders. (Tom Conning/U.S.

September 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

This year’s Pacific lamprey return in the Columbia River is nearly 30 percent lower than the average run in the past 10 years, according to counts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taken at Bonneville Dam. Read story

Dean Hergesheimer, outside his Fairgrounds neighborhood home in April 2022, and his neighbors have been battling the county&rsquo;s decision not to improve their road despite new homes added to the area.

Clark County residents who challenge government have uphill legal battle

Dean Hergesheimer, outside his Fairgrounds neighborhood home in April 2022, and his neighbors have been battling the county&rsquo;s decision not to improve their road despite new homes added to the area.

September 20, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Everyone is equal under the law, or at least that’s how the American legal system is supposed to work. But ask anyone who’s ever challenged city hall or a county or state government if that’s true and you may get a different answer. Read story

Crews work to build a wood pellet production facility in February at the Port of Longview. The goal of the UK-based company is to ship pellets to Asia, where they would be burned for energy.

Drax fined for starting on Longview biomass fuel plant without proper permits

Crews work to build a wood pellet production facility in February at the Port of Longview. The goal of the UK-based company is to ship pellets to Asia, where they would be burned for energy.

September 19, 2024, 5:41pm Business

Global energy giant Drax Group was fined $34,000 in June for starting construction on a $250 million biomass fuel plant in Longview before securing the proper permits. Read story

The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington hosted a tree-planting event in 2023 for Make a Difference Day with separately marked planting areas for each individual or household.

City of Vancouver proposes to cut funding for Watershed Alliance due to budget restrictions

The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington hosted a tree-planting event in 2023 for Make a Difference Day with separately marked planting areas for each individual or household.

September 19, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington may lose funding from the city of Vancouver in January. Read story

The city of Vancouver's latest per- and polyflouoroalkyl substances findings show that three water stations contain PFAS exceeding state action levels, meaning the drinking water could potentially lead to adverse health effects.

Vancouver receives $10M loan to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from water supply

The city of Vancouver's latest per- and polyflouoroalkyl substances findings show that three water stations contain PFAS exceeding state action levels, meaning the drinking water could potentially lead to adverse health effects.

September 18, 2024, 12:50pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The city of Vancouver recently received a $10 million low-interest loan to remove so-called forever chemicals from the municipal water supply. Read story

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway in August. A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy&rsquo;s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory indicates climate change may increase hydropower generation.

Federal study finds climate change will boost Pacific Northwest hydropower

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway in August. A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy&rsquo;s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory indicates climate change may increase hydropower generation.

September 16, 2024, 11:41am Clark County News

Climate change will cause existing hydroelectric dams to generate more power in the Pacific Northwest and around the lower 48 states in the coming decades. That’s according to projections from an August study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Read story

Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown, from the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, places monitoring equipment near Three Sisters. (Contributed by U.S.

A geophysicist’s work is never done: Is Mount St. Helens changing shape?

Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown, from the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, places monitoring equipment near Three Sisters. (Contributed by U.S.

September 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Hidden away in east Vancouver, in an unassuming red brick building nearly identical to dozens of other office buildings dotting the city’s landscape, Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown works to unlock the mysteries of the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes. Read story