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So Far, El Niño Winter Brings Lessened Snowpack And Water Worries To Northwest
This warm El Niño winter in the region is worrying water managers and farmers. Many Washington and Oregon reservoirs aren’t filling up like they should, and snowpack levels are below average in many areas.
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Federal Hanford Cleanup Watchdog Put To Sleep During Government Shutdown
There are several agencies and a group of stakeholders who watch over cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. But the partial government shutdown is...
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Politics
Chickpeas Sit In Silos As Trump's Trade Wars Wage On
The largest importers of crops like lentils, garbanzos or peas — China and India — aren't buying, due to trade wars and tariffs. But farmers already planted in anticipation of sales.
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A First Glimpse Of Hanford’s Tunnel 2 As Work Continues To Prevent Another Hazardous Collapse
In the middle of Hanford's desert, there’s a tunnel that stretches a third of a mile underground. Anna King got a first-of-its kind look at how work is progressing to prevent another collapse at one of the tunnels willed with radioactive waste.
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So Far, Not So Good For Northwest’s Winter Snowpack As Reservoirs Are Already Low
This weekend and into next week the Northwest is set to get several blasts of winter weather. That’s welcome news for Washington and Oregon’s water experts. Both states are well below normal for snowpack for this time of year.
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National
Real and fake Christmas tree sellers fight for American hearts and minds
Online ads are telling Christmas shoppers to "keep it real" or "think about seasonal allergies" when they make their tree choices this year.
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In season of Christmas peace, there’s a serious tree-marketing war over your family
The Christmas holiday is centered around peace. But an escalating marketing war for families’ hearts is developing between the real and fake tree industries.
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Black Coffee Served With Anticipation On Election Day In Eastern Washington Wheat County
At the Top Notch Café in Colfax, Wash., eight retired farmers and small-town guys drink black coffee every morning. Some travel near 100 miles round-trip just for the caffeine and chatter. On election day, plates overloaded with eggs, sausages, biscuits and waffles clatter onto a long table -- and the guys dig in.
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Business
Washington dairies to get a boost with new trade deal
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The ‘Beerification’ Of Northwest Wine: Putting It In Less-Fussy Cans
Some winemakers are calling it the “beerification” of wine. Many Northwest winemakers are trying to make wine a little less fussy by putting it in aluminum cans.