KRISTEEN BARCLAY – The Columbia River is being re-engineered into a cooling system. Cooling system for industrial-scale computers. This shift is fundamentally changing the capacity of our river to function. The Snake and Yakima Rivers are at risk as well.
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Summer of Drought, Wildfires Could Devastate NW Salmon Species
ERIC TEGETHOFF – There are signs this summer could be a bad one for the native salmon of the Northwest. Already, drought has gripped the region, causing low river flows that could be hard for fish to navigate or spawn in. That’s bad news for species already teetering on extinction, especially in the Columbia River Basin.