The Inlander2d
The Columbia River defines our corner of the continent, but the remote valley where it starts has its own story to tell
If the Columbia River's mouth eluded some of the most seasoned Northwest explorers who overlooked it, or mistook it for a bay ...
High level answers on low level problems on the Arrow Lakes, Columbia River
Functional flows’ are expected to be the hallmark of the new Columbia River Treaty and its agreement-in-principle in order to ...
tdn4d
More Canadian runoff allowed in Columbia River. What does that mean for Cowlitz County?
The Vancouver- and Portland-areas are expected to see more flood risk. But, is the same true for Cowlitz County and its Columbia River tributaries?
The Columbian28d
Stopgap Columbia River Treaty update leaves U.S. flush with electricity, in trickier flood management position
The Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada governs both hydroelectric power and flood control. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River ...
Getting There: Columbia River Treaty updates could force temporary closures of Inchelium Ferry
The rural ferry linking Stevens County to the Colville Reservation could go out of service more often under updates to Treaty ...
The Globe and Mail11d
A river treaty that will replenish the U.S.-Canada relationship
The push to tame the river began. It wasn’t until 1961 that Canada and the U.S. agreed on how to do that. The first Columbia River Treaty, signed by then prime minister John Diefenbaker and ...
Yahoo28d
EPA declares Upper Columbia River a Superfund site
The river leading out of Canada has been a fierce topic of debate for decades by officials on both sides of the border. "EPA's decision to list the Upper Columbia River Site on the National ...
Oregon approves key permit for controversial biofuel refinery on Columbia River
Oregon environmental regulators gave a key stamp of approval to a proposed $2.5 billion biofuel refinery along the Columbia River despite continued opposition from environmental groups and tribes over ...
Chinook Observer10d
Columbia River Treaty ratification in doubt
Officials in the United States and Canada are scrambling to finalize the River Treaty before President Joe Biden leaves ...
Concern over effect of president-elect Trump taints view of Columbia River Treaty agreement-in-principle
Fears over what U.S. president-elect Donald Trump might do to influence or block the Columbia River Treaty’s new agreement-in ...