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Weyerhauser: Logging and landslides - What went wrong?
Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
Those fears came true last December when a monster storm barreled in from the Pacific, drenching the mountains around the Chehalis River basin and touching off hundreds of landslides. Little Mill Creek, filled with mud and debris, turned dark like chocolate syrup. More than three months passed before nearly 3,000 valley residents could drink from their taps again.
So much talk about so few fish
Posted by Jeff from crosscut.com
The salmon fisheries of the Northwest have spawned a new industry of bureaucrats, lawyers, environmentalists, sport fishers, commercial interests, scientists, and natives, all focused on the absence of fish. Meanwhile, four sockeye returned last summer to a lake in Idaho once teeming with tens of thousands.
Senate approves Wild Sky wilderness
Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
For the fourth and what supporters hope is the final time, the Senate has approved a bill to create a Wild Sky Wilderness northeast of Seattle. If approved by the House and signed by President Bush, the bill would be the first new wilderness area in Washington state in more than 20 years.
Some coffee stands get steamier
Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
Dam is gone, salmon are back
Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times
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