#columbiariver — Public Fediverse posts

@nwsportland_bot #PDX #pdxtst #Oregon #WillametteRiver #ColumbiaRiver

as:
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.. U.S. produced plutonium for Cold War nuclear weapons in Washington. Decades later, 56 million gallons of highly radioactive waste remain
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".. debate ..how much waste should receive that highest level of protection .. ongoing for years. .. potential long-term risks to groundwater and .. Columbia River."

https://en.as.com/latest_news/the-us-produced-plutonium-for-cold-war-nuclear-weapons-in-washington-decades-later-56-million-gallons-of-highly-radioactive-waste-remain-f202608-n/

5.8.2026

#Atomkraft #Atommüll #ColumbiaRiver #Hanford #HanfordSite #Kernenergie #NuclearWaste #Pollution #Plutonium #PU #RadioactiveWaste #TankFarm #USA #Water

Snowy Plovers And Persistence

I didn’t come to Oregon to find Snow Plovers, but once I was near them and knew they existed, I had to find them and add to my 2026 goal of finding 500 species.

It’s not exactly ‘Snowy Plover Season’

https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/snowy-plovers-and-persistence/

#Birding #NorthAmerica #OddInterestingAwesome #Oregon #PhotoOfTheDay #StatePark #USA #bird #birding #ColumbiaRiver #PacificOcean #PhotoOfTheDay #PlantainOcean #SnowyPlover #travel #USA

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2674512/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico-2/

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2674512/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico-2/

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2674512/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico-2/

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2674512/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico-2/

two parts to a gorge: two by manyfires

https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxjP29AOWu00

#film #analog #hikes #hike #hiking #hikesof2024 #columbiarivergorge #columbiariver #gorge #nwoutdoors #pnw #pacificnorthwest #landscape #spring #wildflowers #balsamroot #lupine #blossom #bloom #nikonfm #nikonf100 #washington #coyotewall #thelabyrinth #flickr #thingsdavidlikes

Water Velocity And Discharge From Tidal Freshwater Creeks In Forested And Herbaceous Wetlands
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-026-01690-w <-- shared paper
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#water #hydrology #tide #tidal #ecosystem #wildlife #fish #fisheries #nursery #nutrients #trophicenergy #discharge #ColumbiaRiver #Oregon #Washington #USA #fluvial #tidalfreshwater #TFW #habitat #restoration #flowregime # herbaceous #forested #wetland #marsh #aquatic #sediment #sedimentation #estuary #inundation #monitoring #measurement #velocity #discharge #volume #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #river #riverine #hydraulic #pluvial #precipitation #upstream #subtidal #wavelet #tidalcreek #AcousticDopplerCurrentProfiler #instrumentation #elevation #spatial #mapping

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

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#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2605211/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico/

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

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#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2605211/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico/

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

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#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2605211/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico/

4 North American Wine Regions to Visit Next in the West, From Oregon to Mexico

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#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #BajaCalifornia #california #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaRiver #kylemaclachlan #Lodi #mexico #michaelsavage #Oregon #Portland #tastingrooms #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #valledeguadalupe #WallaWalla #Washington #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2605211/4-north-american-wine-regions-to-visit-next-in-the-west-from-oregon-to-mexico/

Darigold to Pay $2 Million Penalty and Reduce Water Pollution in Settlement with Columbia Riverkeeper

#columbiariver #biodiversity #nature #conservation #wilderness #wildlife #indigenous #resistance #raiseyourvoice #takeaction

https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/2026/darigold-to-pay-2-million-penalty/?emci=872c8ace-0435-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&emdi=190b0db3-4d37-f111-8ef2-000d3a14b640&ceid=7575874

If you love unspoiled places on the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge, you might have Pat Arnold to thank

https://columbiainsight.org/the-conscience-of-conservation-in-southwest-washington/

#columbiariver #washington #learnsomething #biodiversity #nature #conservation #wilderness #wildlife #endangeredspecies #resistance #raiseyourvoice #takeaction

#ColumbiaRiver #SnakeRiver #Salomon

From AP News.com: Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon

https://apnews.com/article/snake-columbia-rivers-dams-salmon-trump-d9e5f824be812d3f86539060272c234a

#Tribes, #environmentalists gather forces against Amazon’s #Northwest #nuclear plan

Amazon’s push for small modular nuclear reactors [#SMR] is just the latest development in decades long fight over #NuclearEnergy

By Antonio Sierra (OPB)
Jan. 7, 2025

"Chuck Johnson was 25 years old when he helped bring Oregon’s nuclear energy industry to a sudden halt.

"Fresh out of college, Johnson helped lead signature gathering and field organizing to pass Ballot Measure 7, which banned all new nuclear power plants in the state until the U.S. had a federally licensed permanent disposal facility. When Oregon’s only nuclear energy facility was closed in 1992, the measure effectively ensured that nothing would take its place unless major changes happened.

"For decades those changes seemed unlikely, but a new push by the power-hungry tech industry has reignited interest in nuclear energy in the region.

"Amazon announced in October that it is partnering with Energy Northwest to develop and build nuclear reactors in southeast #WashingtonState that would power its #DataCenters in #Umatilla and #Morrow counties. Amazon would work with its partners to develop and roll out a novel technology – small modular nuclear reactors – without brushing up against the limits of Measure 7 because the reactors would be north of the #ColumbiaRiver.

"For Amazon, SMRs would allow the tech and e-commerce giant to harness the immense, low-carbon [sic] power potential of nuclear energy while staying true to its climate goals, and avoiding the safety and environmental concerns that have plagued traditional reactors. More than 40 years after passing Measure 7, Johnson isn’t convinced.

"'If you can’t get rid of the waste produced by these plants, it’s irresponsible for us to – for the sake of some electricity right now – leave this legacy to future generations,' he said.

"Johnson is a part of a group of environmentalists, academics and American Indian tribes who are gathering force against a nuclear energy revival in the Northwest.

"Nuclear energy opponents argue that SMRs are simply a new coat of paint on the industry’s old problems. Like traditional reactors, they say that SMRs aren’t economically feasible and risk exposing people to #NuclearRadiation in a region still recovering from its World War II legacy."

Read more:
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/07/tribes-environmentalist-amazon-northwest-smr-nuclear-reactor-energy/
#NoNukesForAI #NoNukesForBezos #AmazonCorporation #NoNukesForTechBros #NoNukes #NativeAmericanActivism #AntinuclearActivism #NoNukesForBigTech #BigTech #AWS #Downwinders #CorporateColonialism