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When you think of high-rise buildings, you probably don’t imagine wood as the weight-bearing material. But Washington recently approved a change in its…
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How to protect marbled murrelet habitat in state-owned forests is in the spotlight this week in Washington, as the state’s Department of Natural Resources…
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In 2011, biofuels in the Northwest got a huge boost. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $80 million in grants to researchers at the University of…
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Renewable energy is growing on trees in Washington – and right now, much of it is going up in smoke.That’s the word from Commissioner of Public Lands…
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A new plan released yesterday for saving the northern spotted owl is taking aim – maybe literally – at a rival bird.Federal agency leaders said Thursday…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-975649.mp3It’s an icon of the northwest.With its muted brown feathers and dark eyes,…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-961585.mp3When disaster response in Japan turns to rebuilding, Northwest timber…
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There’s good news and bad news for logging and saw-milling jobs in the Northwest. The bad news is new figures out show construction spending dropped in…