03. HABITAT - Columbia Basin Bulletin

Alaska Fastest Warming State; DOE Looking At Whether Pumped Storage Hydropower Will Reduce Emissions By Backing Up Renewables

July 27, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

Wake-Up Call: Climate Change Has Reduced Availability Of Water In Colorado River Basin Equivalent To Entire Storage Of Lake Mead (10 Trillion Gallons)

July 27, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

PNWA Report Says Research On Delayed Mortality Effects Of Lower Snake River Dams On Salmon, Steelhead Inconclusive

July 13, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

WSU Study Shows Substantial Spread Of Invasive Asian Clams In Columbia River, Threat To River’s Food Web

July 13, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

When Ocean Warms, Chinook Bycatch In Pacific Hake Fishery Rises; Changing Water Temperatures Affect Salmon Distribution

July 13, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

We’re In Hot Water: Half The World’s Ocean May Experience Marine Heatwave Conditions By September, Never So Widespread

July 13, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

UW Research Show Massive Seabird Die-Offs Off West Coast Indicator Of Marine Heat Waves; Can Kill Millions Of Birds Within Months

July 13, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Avian Responses To Climate Change: Birds Raise Fewer Young When Spring Arrives Earlier In A Warming World

July 13, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Cascades, Coastal Mountain Ranges Most Vulnerable To Shift From Snow To Extreme Rain Due To Warming World, Civil Engineers Should Prepare

June 29, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Scientists Concerned About Increasing Skin Disease In Southern Resident Killer Whales; May Be Sign Of Compromised Immune System

June 29, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Canadian Researchers Say Urban Rain Gardens Could Reduce Toxic Chemical From Tires Killing Salmon

June 29, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Group To Sue Oregon, California Transportation Agencies For Failing To Consider Fatal Impacts To Salmon From Tire Chemical

June 16, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 07. LAW

Study Shows Human-Caused Climate Change Cause For Increase In California Wildfires, Five Largest Since 2020

June 16, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Clean Energy Microgrids Can Help Communities Adapt To Wildfires, Safety Power Shutoffs

June 16, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Researchers Survey Studies Of Avian Predation Of Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead; Identify Trends, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Fish Susceptibility Factors

June 8, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Columbia Basin Snowpack, Water Supply Take A Hit With May’s Warm, Dry Weather; Not Much Relief Expected For June

June 8, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

Department Of Commerce, Cantwell Announce Millions Of Dollars For Northwest Salmon Recovery, Hatcheries, New Science Center

June 8, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Lessons From ‘Blob’ Will Help Manage Fisheries During Future Marine Heatwaves; ‘Greatest Immediate Climate Threat To Oceans’

June 8, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Alaskan, Russian Scientists Collaborate To Study How Ocean Warming Driving Bering Sea Fish Stocks Beyond Traditional Habitats

June 8, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Study: Even With Population Density Increase, Food Decline, Climate Change, Human Impacts, Yellowstone Grizzlies Maintaining Body Fat For Hibernation

June 8, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE

Citing Washington DOE’s Failure To Protect Fish, EPA Takes Over Setting Water Quality Standards For Toxic Pollutants

June 1, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 07. LAW

Yakama Nation Reintroduction Programs Bringing Once Extinct Coho Salmon Back To Upper Columbia River Tributaries

May 26, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 04. WILDLIFE, 06. POWER

Washington DOE Issues Clean Water Certification For Pumped Storage Project At John Day Dam; Many More Approvals Needed

May 25, 2023/in 03. HABITAT, 06. POWER

Conservation Groups Petition For ESA Listing Of Washington Coastal Spring Chinook Showing Significant Declines

May 24, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Regional Researchers Mount Three-Year Effort To Study Impacts Of Climate Change Off Washington’s Coast; ‘A Sentinel Site’

May 18, 2023/in 03. HABITAT

Alaska Fastest Warming State; DOE Looking At Whether Pumped Storage Hydropower Will Reduce Emissions By Backing Up Renewables

Wake-Up Call: Climate Change Has Reduced Availability Of Water In Colorado River Basin Equivalent To Entire Storage Of Lake Mead (10 Trillion Gallons)

PNWA Report Says Research On Delayed Mortality Effects Of Lower Snake River Dams On Salmon, Steelhead Inconclusive

WSU Study Shows Substantial Spread Of Invasive Asian Clams In Columbia River, Threat To River’s Food Web

When Ocean Warms, Chinook Bycatch In Pacific Hake Fishery Rises; Changing Water Temperatures Affect Salmon Distribution

We’re In Hot Water: Half The World’s Ocean May Experience Marine Heatwave Conditions By September, Never So Widespread

UW Research Show Massive Seabird Die-Offs Off West Coast Indicator Of Marine Heat Waves; Can Kill Millions Of Birds Within Months

Avian Responses To Climate Change: Birds Raise Fewer Young When Spring Arrives Earlier In A Warming World

Cascades, Coastal Mountain Ranges Most Vulnerable To Shift From Snow To Extreme Rain Due To Warming World, Civil Engineers Should Prepare

Scientists Concerned About Increasing Skin Disease In Southern Resident Killer Whales; May Be Sign Of Compromised Immune System

Canadian Researchers Say Urban Rain Gardens Could Reduce Toxic Chemical From Tires Killing Salmon

Group To Sue Oregon, California Transportation Agencies For Failing To Consider Fatal Impacts To Salmon From Tire Chemical

Study Shows Human-Caused Climate Change Cause For Increase In California Wildfires, Five Largest Since 2020

Clean Energy Microgrids Can Help Communities Adapt To Wildfires, Safety Power Shutoffs

Researchers Survey Studies Of Avian Predation Of Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead; Identify Trends, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Fish Susceptibility Factors

Columbia Basin Snowpack, Water Supply Take A Hit With May’s Warm, Dry Weather; Not Much Relief Expected For June

Department Of Commerce, Cantwell Announce Millions Of Dollars For Northwest Salmon Recovery, Hatcheries, New Science Center

Lessons From ‘Blob’ Will Help Manage Fisheries During Future Marine Heatwaves; ‘Greatest Immediate Climate Threat To Oceans’

Alaskan, Russian Scientists Collaborate To Study How Ocean Warming Driving Bering Sea Fish Stocks Beyond Traditional Habitats

Study: Even With Population Density Increase, Food Decline, Climate Change, Human Impacts, Yellowstone Grizzlies Maintaining Body Fat For Hibernation

Citing Washington DOE’s Failure To Protect Fish, EPA Takes Over Setting Water Quality Standards For Toxic Pollutants

Yakama Nation Reintroduction Programs Bringing Once Extinct Coho Salmon Back To Upper Columbia River Tributaries

Washington DOE Issues Clean Water Certification For Pumped Storage Project At John Day Dam; Many More Approvals Needed

Conservation Groups Petition For ESA Listing Of Washington Coastal Spring Chinook Showing Significant Declines

Regional Researchers Mount Three-Year Effort To Study Impacts Of Climate Change Off Washington’s Coast; ‘A Sentinel Site’

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