A crew builds a new road on a Weyerhaeuser Tree Farm near Molalla. States set construction, maintenance, and placement standards for new logging roads, to control water pollution.
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Amelia Templeton
Rancher Joe Lemire is challenging the Washington Department of Ecology’s regulatory authority. The department asserts that it has the ability to monitor and prevent pollution.
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Courtney Flatt
Ted O'Neal is a Pahsimeroi Valley rancher in Idaho who blocks the Lemhi River to ensure he gets the water decreed as his legal right for irrigation.
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Aaron Kunz
This edition of the podcast is dedicated to the second installment of stories in our Clean Water: The Next Act series. Reporting from Oregon, Washington and Idaho, the team looks at the impact of logging and agriculture on water quality.
EarthFix Podcast: How logging and farming affect water quality in the NW http://earthfix.kuow.org by EarthFix
Here’s a rundown of the most recent coverage in our “Clean Water: The Next Act” series. The multimedia stories include photos, audio, video and maps.
To check out earlier stories in our coverage as well as other news on water quality in the Pacific Northwest, visit our Clean Water: The Next Act page.
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