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Funds to monitor Cowlitz River

The Cowlitz River sediment monitoring survey will be federally funded again this year, putting the project back on track after years when the federal government did not allocate the needed money.

Venice avoids designation as UNESCO heritage site in danger

By COLLEEN BARRY

Venice and its lagoon environment avoided placement on UNESCO's list of world heritage sites in danger Thursday following Italy's ban on massive cruise ships traveling through the city's historic center. Preservation groups immediately criticized the decision by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee.


Interior secretary talks drought, wildfires on visit

By PATTY NIEBERG

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is visiting Denver on Thursday to address the federal government's response to a historic drought as the U.S. West battles massive wildfires and record heat waves.


Previous Stories


July 22, 2021
Wildfire smoke from the West hurts air quality on East Coast
Juneau adds areas to avalanche maps
FTC eyes ‘right-to-repair' rules to aid consumers, fix-it shops
Judge to decide on lithium mine at Nevada-Oregon line by month's end
US, Germany reach deal on gas pipeline

July 21, 2021
‘Every firefighter on deck' this wildfire season in Oregon
DNR lands to be temporarily closed
Smoke hits some hiking, biking trails
Heat wave death toll reaches 112

July 20, 2021
Bristol Bay sees record sockeye run
Eastern Idaho nuclear project goes from 12 to six reactors
Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the West
Judge OKs $192M distribution for nuclear project settlement

July 19, 2021
Old-growth timber sales in Alaska forest halted
Coalition blasts plans to divert Colorado River
3 spots open on Tacoma bike panel


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