Tsunami-hit Oregon county looks for aid
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-957689.mp3A southern Oregon county battered by last Friday's tsunami is turning to the state and federal government for assistance....
View ArticleJapan’s quake, tsunami and what it teaches the Northwest
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-957772.mp3You may have heard Washington has an earthquake fault similar to the one that devastated Japan. While there are many...
View ArticleCrisis in Japan could affect Northwest nuclear project
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-957922.mp3The nuclear crisis in Japan could have repercussions for a proposed nuclear enrichment plant in Idaho. A Congressional...
View ArticleDespite scary headlines, local radiation danger is negligible
From Chehalis to Chicago, local health food stores are seeing their stock of potassium iodide pills sell out, as public fear over radiation fallout from Japan's damaged nuclear plants continues.The...
View ArticlePuget Sound area groups stand up for Japan's disaster victims
Rallies, memorials and interfaith prayer gatherings are scheduled around Puget Sound today and through the weekend, as people gather in support of the victims of last week's earthquake and tsunami in...
View ArticleHanford watchdog sues for more plutonium fuel documents
The nuclear reactor crisis in Japan is prompting more scrutiny of the nuclear power plant near Richland in southeast Washington. Thursday a Seattle-based Hanford watchdog sued Energy Northwest. The...
View ArticleSeafood industry braces for Japan crisis impact
The earthquake, tsunami and radiation leaks in Japan are having a ripple effect on the trans-Pacific seafood trade.In Seattle, Sushi Kappo Tamura chef and owner Taichi Kitamura is worried now that a...
View ArticleLocal relief agencies weigh in on whether Japan is still in need of...
Odd as it may seem, that’s a big question right now within the aid and development community.By a simple measure of the number of news stories and organizational appeals out there, clearly the answer...
View ArticleJapan's meltdown and the future of nuclear power
There's no end in sight to Japan's nuclear crisis. More radioactive water is leaking from Japan's crippled nuclear complex, and traces of plutonium have been detected in soil outside the plant. Tokyo...
View ArticleNorthwest very familiar with Iodine-131
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-961351.mp3The small amounts of radioactive Iodine-131 found in milk in Spokane has been causing ripples of concern throughout the...
View ArticleEarthquake rebuilding likely to benefit existing timber exporters
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-961585.mp3When disaster response in Japan turns to rebuilding, Northwest timber companies and sawmills should see an increase in...
View ArticleJapan tsunami heightens interest in elevated 'safe havens'
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-961924.mp3If you’re near the coastline and a major earthquake strikes, the advice as always is to scramble for higher ground. But...
View ArticleWashington milk is safe
Worried about radiation from Japan contaminating milk here at home? The Washington state departments of Agriculture and Health say the latest tests show no sign of any radioactivity in milk sampled in...
View ArticleLatest estimates: 1 to 5 percent of tsunami debris could reach N. America
HONOLULU — Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes.Scientists...
View ArticleNW timber exports after Japan quake slower than expected
OLYMPIA, Wash. – When a massive earthquake destroyed San Francisco in 1906, timber mills in the Northwest went into high gear. They supplied the wood needed to rebuild. Last year, many in the timber...
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