Julann Spromberg, a research toxicologist with Ocean Associates Inc., working under contract with NOAA Fisheries, observes a salmon placed in a tank of clear water after it died from four hours of exposure to unfiltered highway runoff water on Oct. 20, 2014. Federal regulators will investigate the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington state that want it banned because of its lethal effect on salmon, steelhead trout and other aquatic wildlife.
AP FILE PHOTO BY TED S. WARREN
By MARK THIESSENAssociated Press U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West Coast Native American tribes that want it banned because it kills salmon as they return from the ocean to their natal streams to spawn. The Yurok tribe in California and the Port Gamble S’Klallam and Puyallup tribes in Washington…
The 276-foot Lookout Point Dam on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River poses a major obstacle for tiny juvenile salmon as they attempt to migrate downstream.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Photo
The Army Corps of Engineers says its fish collection machines can save salmon in Oregon. Many disagree. By TONY SCHICK Oregon Public Broadcasting To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in mind: Build a floating vacuum the size of a football field with enough pumps to suck…
TRIBAL MEMBERS: This notification formally announces that applications are now being accepted from tribal members who wish to serve on the Commission(s)/Committee(s) listed below. Appointed members will receive a $125.00 stipend per meeting, effective January 1, 2022, once the minutes have been approved and processed on CTUIR paydays. Will advertise for the following vacancies on the Public Notice: All…
November 2, 2023 *BOT Chair will serve as ex-officio member to all committees/commissions when needed except Election and Enrollment. CCWIC CTUIR Community Wellness Improvement Collaborative 2 YEAR TERM (1 BOT Member) POSITION NAME DATE SWORN IN TERM ENDS MTG DAYS Chairperson Marcus Luke Yellowhawk 3rd Tuesday Yellowhawk 3-4 PM Member Housing/DCFS/Safety Yellowhawk Behavioral Health Directors Member Lindsey Watchman…
Due to an oversight during production, Shawna Gavin’s campaign ad was omitted from the November CUJ. This is the ad that was to be placed. Apologies to Shawna. Lisa Snell, Editor
Due to an oversight during production, the incorrect ad for Linda Sampson was placed in the November CUJ. This is the correct version of the ad that was to be placed. Apologies to Linda. Lisa Snell, Editor
Due to an oversight during production, the incorrect ad for Sandra Sampson was placed in the November CUJ. This is the correct version of the ad that was to be placed. Apologies to Sandra. Lisa Snell, Editor
TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline facility is seen in Hardisty, Alberta, on Nov. 6, 2015. Federal regulators on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline owned by TC Energy in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top West Coast officials. The pipeline project, known as GTN Xpress, belongs to TC Energy of Calgary, Canada — the same company behind the now-abandoned Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
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By CLAIRE RUSHAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal regulators on Oct. 19 approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address climate change and could pose a wildfire risk. The project,…
Lois Garlow of the Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team heads toward the sideline during a match against Canada at the World Games in Birmingham, Ala., July 24, 2022. Members of the Haudenosaunee are hopeful they will have a chance to play the sport their people invented when lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles. AP PHOTO BY PAUL NEWBERRY
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer One of the first gifts any member of the Onondaga nation receives is calleda “crib stick” – a small lacrosse stick given to babies that symbolizes theimportance of that sport to people who invented it. Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played on fields that couldsometimes stretch for miles across the Haudenosaunee confederacy,…
