The Corps of Engineers has issued a five-year construction license to the Benton Conservation District for a $1.2 million project to improve fish habitat.
Thinking about making some energy efficiency improvements for your home or considering buying a new or used electric car? You may need to act fast to take advantage of a slew of energy tax credits that are expiring.
Some of the recreation areas associated with dams on the Snake River will reopen for the fall season after being closed earlier in the year due to staffing shortages.
A new cap on federal reimbursement of state energy programs threatens energy efficiency and energy grid resiliency itself, according to a lawsuit filed by Washington’s attorney general along with 17 other states and the District of Columbia.
Highlights from the state’s first year of documenting native pollinators include a record-size carpenter bee found in Benton County and the discovery of a bee species in central Washington that was previously known only from colonies in the Tri-Cities area.
A higher than anticipated run of summer Chinook salmon will allow for recreational fishing in the Upper Columbia River, though the state has further limited daily sockeye catches in the Upper and Mid-Columbia due to fewer fish than expected.
