WDOE Issues Notice Of Environmental Violations In Longview Tank Failure, Untreated White Liquor Reached Columbia River

The Washington Department of Ecology has issued an administrative notice to Nippon Dynawave Packaging documenting environmental violations stemming from the May 26 storage tank failure at the pulp and paper mill at Longview. The tank collapse released 900,000 gallons of highly caustic white liquor that flooded the industrial site and led to the deaths of...

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Center For Biological Diversity Says USFWS Lost 36 Percent Of Staff Since 2024

The Center for Biological Diversity says that according to new information it has obtained the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has lost 36% of its staff under the Trump administration, dropping from 9,957 to 6,333 total staff between 2024 and 2026. “These staff cuts are a cruel disaster for America’s endangered species and wildlife refuges,”...

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Fisheries Biologist III/Senior – Chelan PUD – Wenatchee, WA

Chelan PUD is hiring a Fisheries Biologist III or Senior to support fish resource protection and hydroelectric licensing on the Columbia River. Based in Wenatchee. First review September 25.

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