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Inslee signs water rights bill | Columbia Basin Herald
Inslee signs water rights bill | Columbia Basin Herald
OLYMPIA — According to an announcement from the Columbia Basin Development League, CBDL, in collaboration with the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District, Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District, and South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, are celebrating the signing of House Bill 1752 by Gov. Jay Inslee. According to the announcement, this legislation addresses technical challenges in managing water resources within the Columbia Basin Project. HB 1752 authorizes the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to apply for and obtain approval for water right modifications, an adaptation allowing more acres to be irrigated within the CBP without compromising the watershed. The statement said the bill was sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, and actively supported by the CBDL and the CBP irrigation districts.
·columbiabasinherald.com·
Inslee signs water rights bill | Columbia Basin Herald
The U.S. needs wildland firefighters more than ever but the federal government is losing them • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The U.S. needs wildland firefighters more than ever but the federal government is losing them • Oregon Capital Chronicle
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar outfits. They were smokejumpers with the United States Forest Service, the agency that directs the majority […]
·oregoncapitalchronicle.com·
The U.S. needs wildland firefighters more than ever but the federal government is losing them • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Small farms face new federal reporting rules | Small Farm | capitalpress.com
Small farms face new federal reporting rules | Small Farm | capitalpress.com
A constitutional battle is shaping up over whether the U.S. government can force the owners and top employees of small businesses to send their addresses and photo IDs to federal financial crime investigators. The Biden administration has appealed a decision by a federal judge in Alabama, who ruled the Corporate Transparency Act exceeded the powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.
·capitalpress.com·
Small farms face new federal reporting rules | Small Farm | capitalpress.com