Columbia Insight
A court freed millions for wildfire mitigation. A Trump proposal could freeze it again
Amid fire season in the Gorge, a legal game of chicken over safety funding is playing out between government agencies
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15mThis technology is being called the ‘future of grazing in the West’
Barbed-wire fences changed the western US in the 1800s. Can virtual fences change it back?
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3mOregon recycling program keeps 130,000 mattresses out of landfills in first year
The state contributed to a gangbusters total of 2 million mattresses recycled as part of a four-state program
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6mGroundwater is definitely declining. What now?
“We need to protect water supplies,” says Wash. Gov. Ferguson. But conservation alone won't solve the problem
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14mForest Service chief outlines agency’s largest reorganization in a century
Funding for USFS set to fall by 24% in fiscal year 2027. "Morale is horrendous" says a retired forest supervisor
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14mForest Service chief outlines agency’s largest reorganization in a century
Funding for USFS set to fall by 24% in fiscal year 2027. "Morale is horrendous" says a retired forest supervisor