A wildfire burned 85% of this Washington town. This is their recovery story.
This article first appeared at KUOW.org on Sep 06, 2021. By Brandi Fullwood, Alec Cowan, Sarah Leibovitz , and Zaki Barak Hamid. If you had to rebuild your town, where would you begin? It's a question that residents of Malden, Wash. have asked for months. One...
Timeline: The day of the fire in Malden
This article first appeared in the Spokesman-Review. on September 5, 2021. Article by Emma Epperly. Photos by Jesse Tinsley. The morning of Sept. 7, 2020, lived up to the red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service. Bill Tensfeld, director of Whitman...
USPS seeks new Malden post office location
This article first appeared in the Whitman County Gazette on August 26, 2021. MALDEN — Public comments and suggestions are sought about rebuilding a new U.S. Post Office in Malden. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is not conducting a public...
The Nature Conservancy forms new tactics to prevent eastern Washington wildfires
This article first appeared in the Columbia Basin Herald. Written by By SAM FLETCHER, Columbia Basin Herald | August 24, 2021. Editor’s note: This is part one of two, covering The Nature Conservancy’s efforts to curb wildfires. “Everybody has an interest in preventing...
Link between wildfires and COVID cases established
This article first appeared in The Harvard Gazette on August 13, 2021. By Karen Feldscher, Harvard Chan School Communications. Researchers find fine particulate pollution associated with increased risk of COVID-19 cases and death in three western U.S. states Thousands...
Bikers, hikers rejoice: New bridge will reconnect Palouse to trail
This article first appeared in the Columbia Basin Herald on August 12, 2021. By SAM FLETCHER, Staff Writer. The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is designing a new Lower Crab Creek Bridge and contracting a team to demolish the remnants of the old one...
Q&A about climate change with Gonzaga University’s Brian Henning
This article first appeared in the Spokane Journal of Business on August 12th, 2021. Article and photo by Virginia Thomas Brian Henning is a professor of philosophy and professor of environmental studies at Gonzaga University, as well as founder and director of the...
Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris in Virtual Meeting with Governors on Wildfires
Transcript of Remarks. Via Teleconference, South Court Auditorium of the White House, July 30, 2021, whitehouse.gov. 12:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Jay, you’re beginning to convince the American people there is a thing called “climate crisis.” About time. (Laughs.)...
Washington state governor to join bipartisan group meeting with President Biden on wildfires
This article first appeared in The Seattle Times on July 29, 2021. By JIM BRUNNER of The Seattle Times. Gov. Jay Inslee will join a bipartisan group of governors in a virtual meeting Friday with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss wildfires...
Port of Whitman County announces broadband internet project
This article first appeared in the Whitman County Gazette on July 29, 2021. By Garth Meyer Malden, Pine City slated to receive fiber optic service MALDEN — A fiber optic internet network is coming to Malden and Pine City. The Port of Whitman announced the...
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