Growing pastime raises concerns about an outdated law
Matthew Preusch
Tiny tribe bets its community on casino
Stillaguamish say gambling offers an escape from poverty
Wild Sky Wilderness could be downsized
The Wild Sky Wilderness may become a little less wild if the timber industry has its way. Had Congress approved the Wild Sky Wilderness Act during the fall legislative session, it would have designated 106,000 acres of wilderness in the valleys of the Cascades north of Seattle (HCN, 6/24/02: A wide-angled wilderness). Although U.S. Sen. […]
Walla Walla Basin sidesteps a water war
MILTON-FREEWATER, Ore. – For more than 100 years, the Walla Walla River has dried up each summer like clockwork, as its water is shunted off to farms on the river’s journey from Oregon’s Blue Mountains to the Columbia River in eastern Washington. Endangered bull trout and steelhead have been stranded in shallow pools, and volunteers […]
Silver Valley residents sue for damages
IDAHO Residents of Idaho’s Silver Valley want five former mining companies to pay for a medical monitoring program that would detect health effects from lead and arsenic contamination for up to 100,000 people in the Coeur d’Alene Basin. Filed in January in state court, the residents’ class action suit alleges that five mining companies in […]