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Music Performed Inside Hanford's B Reactor Explores Nuclear Workers' Dreams, Nightmares
You’ve heard the grim numbers about the Hanford nuclear site — the millions of gallons of radioactive waste and the growing price tag for cleanup. But now, the creators of a new musical work called “Nuclear Dreams” highlight the dreams and nightmares of people who work and live near Hanford in Washington’s Tri-Cities.
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Columbia River Lock Reopens For Barge Traffic As Northwest Wheat Harvest Finishes Up
A critical navigation lock on the lower Columbia River reopened Friday night, Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . The Corps...
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Environment
‘Not One Drop Of Blood’: Cattle Are Being Mysteriously Mutilated And Killed In Eastern Oregon
Outside of Pendleton, Oregon, Terry Anderson’s cattle have messed up his irrigation spigots. Again. The cows knock them down pretty much daily, and he has to fix ‘em. He jumps out of his side-by-side vehicle and deftly rights them again or screws on a new spigot if they’re really bad. “Cows just rub on stuff for the heck of it,” Terry Anderson says with a smile. “They love to scratch.”
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Business
Grain isn’t moving into global markets because of Northwest dam lock closure
The Northwest’s soft white wheat harvest is in full swing, but that grain is going nowhere fast. That’s because of an emergency repair to a lock at Bonneville Dam on the Lower Columbia River. So far, there’s no word on when the lock will reopen to barge traffic.
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Business
‘You Have To Remain An Optimist.’ Northwest Farmers Wrap Wheat Harvest As Prices Depress
There’s a lot of time to think while sitting behind the wheel of a combine. Right now, Northwest wheat farmers are wrapping up their harvest in many...
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Environment
Mild Northwest fire season could blow up in late summer as fuels dry out
You might have noticed some smoky skies lately, particularly in the Inland Northwest from the Williams Flats Fire near Grand Coulee Dam.
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Environment
Feds Say Hanford’s PUREX Plant Is Degrading, Needs Stabilizing Soon
A new federal report says that a massive building at the Hanford Nuclear Site is worse off than managers thought. The so-called PUREX -- Plutonium...
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Cracking The Tab On Summer: Northwest Wine Brands Increasingly Pour Into Cans
Several years ago, Union Wine Company of Tualatin, Oregon, put some wine in cans for a food festival. It was such a hit, says owner Ryan Harms, he...
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Washington Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Against Florist Who Denied To Serve Same-Sex Wedding
In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld its earlier decision against a Richland florist that refused to sell wedding...
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Worker At Hanford Contaminated In Lab Scheduled For Demolition
A worker at the Hanford Nuclear Site was recently contaminated with a speck of radioactive material after work in a lab building scheduled for...