Hydropower

Army Corps of Engineers to kill 16,000 cormorants on East Sand Island in Columbia River Estuary

By: Rob Davis The Oregonian The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced plans Thursday to shoot and kill 16,000 double-crested cormorants on an island near the Columbia River’s mouth starting next spring, in an effort to improve survival of…

Prior agreement to phase out Centralia coal plant will cover most emissions reductions

A sweeping new White House plan to reduce carbon emissions from the nation’s energy supply may have less impact on Washington than almost every other state. But that’s because the country is just now catching up. By: Craig…