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Some U.S. Farmers Boxed In By Coronavirus Outbreak
Fewer ships from China are docking in the U.S., which hurts U.S. farmers who send exports on the ships' return trips. And perishables that do make it sometimes rot on the docks in China.
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Ah, Shuck: Oysters, Cherries, Other Northwest Products Back Up As Coronavirus Quarantines Trade
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Helicopter Rescues, Highways Closed, Sandbags Filled As SE Washington And NE Oregon Hit With Floods
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Large swaths of the Northwest from Washington to Oregon to Idaho deal with flooding and high water
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has issued an emergency proclamation for 20 counties as major flooding inundated Washington and Oregon.
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Hanford's tricky and long-shuttered plutonium finishing plant is now officially demolished
The large plant that produced two-thirds of the United States’ Cold War-era plutonium no longer exists.
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'You're Scared To Go Out Without A Gun': Another Mutilated Cow In Central Oregon Rattles Ranchers
NOTE: This story includes images and descriptions of dead cows and their mutilation that readers may find disturbing. Rancher Stephen Roth is rattled by...
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Bigleaf Maple Syrup Flows As Profits Drip From Once-Maligned Northwest Tree
The Northwest is getting into the lucrative maple syrup industry. Farmers and researchers in Washington state are beginning to tap the sweet potential of the much-maligned bigleaf maple tree.
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Why so many of Washington's apples are not getting picked this season
Huge swaths of apple orchards are going unpicked in Washington state.
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Labor Shortage And Fall Weather Stack Up To Leave Apples Rotting In Washington Orchards
Fujis and Pink Ladies are some of the most valuable and last to ripen apple varieties in the Northwest. And this winter there are huge swaths of them...
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Feds withhold crucial info about Hanford, among most contaminated sites in the world
The Washington Department of Ecology has issued a more than $1 million penalty to the U.S. Department of Energy for withholding important information at...