For the first time, Clark County and all of its cities must address climate change in the 20-year plans required by the state’s Growth Management…
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Data centers will gobble up every bit of electricity in Northwest, say experts
By The Citizen on December 21, 2024
The Northwest will soon not have enough electricity to meet an explosion in demand from the tech industry as companies inject power-hungry artificial intelligence into…
‘Unlawful’ or ‘a critical next step’? Feds to update Columbia River dams’ environmental guidelines
By The Citizen on December 19, 2024
Federal agencies announced Thursday they will update the environmental guidelines that shape how they operate 14 dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Read more… …
Stopgap Columbia River Treaty update leaves U.S. flush with electricity, in trickier flood management position
By The Citizen on December 14, 2024
A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower across the river basin. Read more… …
After decades of cleanup, the Port of Ridgefield is eyeing economic renewal on waterfront
By The Citizen on December 7, 2024
RIDGEFIELD — Once a brownfield soaked with toxic chemicals, Ridgefield’s waterfront is poised to again become an economic hub. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County’s utilities have little advice on removing PFAS from water
By The Citizen on December 7, 2024
With so-called forever chemicals showing up in municipal water supplies across Clark County, many residents worried about the safety of their water are looking to…
Clark County Council approves increases to clean-water rates for first time since 2015
By The Citizen on November 16, 2024
With only three members present, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved increases to annual clean-water fees — the first increase since 2015. Read…
“A lot of fun”: Yakama Nation biologists partner with college students to pull lamprey from drying canal’s mud
By The Citizen on October 31, 2024
UNION GAP — About a dozen Heritage University students joined biologists from the Yakama Nation’s Pacific Lamprey Project last week to save more than 1,000…
Does Trump plan to send Columbia River water to California? It’s unclear
By The Citizen on October 29, 2024
About a dozen media outlets around the U.S. and Canada reported in recent weeks that former President Donald Trump seemed to propose diverting the Columbia…
Clark County has 22 requests for new surface mines; 20 are from the same company
By The Citizen on October 28, 2024
The number of surface mining operations in Clark County could significantly increase in the coming years. The county received 22 requests, all but two from…