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Yakima basin water plan extension debated by state legislators
State legislators are currently deliberating a bill aimed at extending the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan, which focuses on ...
Seeing smoke in the Yakima River Delta? 20 acres still smoldering along Highway 240
A fire in the Yakima River Delta in Richland is sending a plume of smoke up by Highway 240 Sunday and Monday. The blaze broke ...
Giving rivers room to move: How rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature
When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what ...
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Yakima water plan supporters ask Legislature to extend water storage deadline
Supporters of the Yakima Basin integrated plan want to extend a deadline for adding water storage outlined in legislation ...
Third straight year of snowpack drought raises water supply, wildfire concerns
While the statewide snowpack sits above normal, a third straight year of snowpack drought hits the Central Cascades, with the ...
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Yakima Basin irrigators explore cloud seeding as a possible option
With a third year of drought on the horizon, irrigators are looking at the possibility of cloud seeding to increase ...
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Q&A: Wading into the shrinking waters of the Colorado River
Key agreements in the “Law of the River,” which encompasses more than 100 years of regulations, laws, court decisions and more focused on managing the Colorado River, are set to expire next year.