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Oregon’s new SB 85 will further regulate water use on big livestock operations
Some Oregon farmers say they need less regulation, not more. But Governor Tina Kotek recently signed new laws on water rules for big farms. It’s called Senate Bill 85.
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Ranchers Cody and Debby Easterday owe the IRS more than $12.5 million in taxes
The farming and ranching Easterdays, in Washington State, owe millions of dollars in taxes to the federal government. That’s according to a lien filed in Franklin County Washington Wednesday.
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Russian aggression on Ukrainian wheat exports, causes US prices to jump, just as NW is in harvest
This week, Russia bombed key Ukrainian ports – crippling major wheat exports. It also pulled out of a key agreement that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain. That’s spiking U.S. wheat futures prices on soft red winter wheat just as the Northwest starts to harvest.
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Environment
Crowd of caddisflies: dingy little moth-like creatures aren't all bad
Caddisflies – the insects – are a key indicator species of the health of our region’s rivers and streams. And they’re out in force across the Columbia Basin this year.
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Business
Yakima family to pay $500,000 in back wages to 400+ orchard workers
A family-owned apple and cherry orchard business has just agreed to pay about a half-million dollars in back wages to hundreds of workers.
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Light Headed: In parts of the Northwest, roll open a head of wheat and there’s not much in it
Light wheat is a problem this summer harvest in the Northwest. Farmers say the plants are stressed by heat and little rain. A fresh U.S. Department of Agriculture report says winter wheat crops in the Northwest are forecast to be down this year.
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Red flag, dry conditions, multiple wildfires worry Northwest fire managers after Fourth holiday
There’s red flag warnings and heat advisories in several areas of the Northwest this week, along with several growing wildfires.
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Is it safe? Trouble, and now violence, mar popular Gorge concert venue and campsite
Dead & Company start playing the Gorge July 7th. It’s the first large event at the venue since a deadly, double-murder shooting incident and two more that were shot. The electronic rave incident is just the latest violence at the popular music spot. Drug related deaths, sexual assaults and even a car that ran over campers has marred the fun in the past. Is there enough security at “Heaven’s Amphitheater?” Gorge goers have mixed opinions.
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Environment
More radioactive waste under Hanford's '324 Building' than previously known
That’s according to the U.S. Department of Energy today.
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Environment
Massive Hanford waste melter flipped on for a test – for the second time
The Hanford site, in southeast Washington state, stores about 56 million gallons of radioactive waste in aging underground tanks, not far from the Columbia River.