The Panther Creek fire is currently burning in North Cascades National Park Photo by Kerry Olson, NPS
To a lot of people, it seems like catastrophic wildfires are getting more common in the Northwest. Now a newly published study on wildfires questions that conventional wisdom. Correspondent Tom Banse reports.
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Leading federal officials have announced close to 24 million dollars in coastal restoration projects. The plan is to improve habitat and provide jobs in Oregon and Washington. Head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and former Oregon State professor, Jane Lubchenco, laid out the rationale for the 50 projects across the country. They include nine along the coast of Oregon and Washington. (Full Story)
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OLYMPIA, WA - West Coast states can forge ahead with tougher tailpipe emissions rules. The federal government has granted trendsetter California a long-awaited OK. But the Obama Administration’s plans to increase gas mileage standards on a national basis mean West Coast states will not go it alone. Correspondent Tom Banse reports.
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Oregon crabbers are helping researchers collect data on the ocean's temperature and oxygen levels. The unusual collaboration could help solve some of the mysteries off the Oregon coast. Rachael McDonald reports.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has upheld a Bush administration decision to move the gray wolf in Idaho and Montana off of the Endangered Species List. Conservation groups say they’re disappointed and plan to appeal the ruling…as Inland Northwest Correspondent Doug Nadvornick reports.
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