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45 years after Mount St. Helens’ eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, millions of tons of sediment still pour into the Cowlitz River each year. And that flow is causing costly problems for towns along the way. columbian.com/news/2025/mar/…

Scoop: The PNW faces potential hydropower disruptions and lower Columbia flood risk management challenges if a key provision of a stopgap update to the US-Canada Columbia River Treaty expires amid diplomatic clashes. columbian.com/news/2025/mar/…

The disparity has grown even further. New federal data shows that the United States now has: • 41,550 journalists • 280,590 public relations specialists For every reporter, there are now about seven PR people. (data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

A logistics firm that helped setup at Bonnaroo is now angling to help the Trump admin build immigrant detention camps on military bases. They’ve already made billions in the immigrant detention industry. My latest with Mica Rosenberg & Jeff Ernsthausen propublica.org/article/trump-…

Important story breaking down the local and state implications of the Trump admin's IRS move with simple precision. Must-read reporting from my Murrow News Fellowship colleague Monica Carrillo-Casas. spokesman.com/stories/2025/a…

New #FactChecker --> Trump’s ‘tiny’ fish, a ‘giant faucet’ and ‘beautiful water flow’ wapo.st/42gTLOP

At least 60,000 Americans fleeing homelessness or domestic violence are expected to lose their rental assistance by the end of next year. It'd be among the largest one-time losses of rental aid and could churn people back onto the street, per analysts. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Trump's attacks on the Fed are pushing the world further off its American axis, as investors lose confidence in the US dollar amid trade wars bloomberg.com/news/features/…

New: A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has left stakeholders + tribes across the basin holding their breath. Routine move or the end of hopes for lower Snake River dam removal? columbian.com/news/2025/apr/…

Pres. Trump's online store released a 'TRUMP 2028' hat on Thursday after teasing that he could run for president in 2028. The Constitution's 22nd Amendment states that no one can serve as president for more than two four-year terms. abcnews.link/08ObaKY

There is very limited information moving in and out of Gaza. Medical workers are one group that gets a ground view. Some American doctors returning from Gaza compared notes and started to see a pattern. link.podtrac.com/dsio9uy0

“I looked at these chats as a good investment of my time to radicalize tech elites who I thought were the most likely and high-impact new coalition partners for the right.” - quote on the chats from one far right figure semafor.com/article/04/27/…

New projections show PNW power demand may double in next 20 years fueled by an explosion in the # of data centers, EVs and electric appliances. But, with many proposed energy projects facing pushback for harms they cause, where will that power come from? columbian.com/news/2025/may/…

Scoop: The Trump admin has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration program run by the Army Corps of Engineers. The 46% cut to the program's required work is a part of a ~$1.5b cut to the Corps' national FY25 budget. columbian.com/news/2025/may/…