WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to four cooperative agreements for floodplain management in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $553,955. The categories of funding activity are a) community development, b) disaster prevention and relief, c) education, d) employment, labor and training, e) environment, f) information and statistics  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award a grant for Tualatin River fisheries enhancement activities in Oregon. No award amount was specified for this program. The category of funding activity is science and technology and other research and development. Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. The agency description of the grant states: "The G  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began implementing its 2020 Fish Operations Plan at the four lower Snake River dams April 3 and at the lower Columbia River dams April 10. The 2020 plan includes spill and transport operations for the spring and summer juvenile fish passage seasons at these dams, as specified in the NOAA Fisheries 2019 Columbia River System Biological Opinion and the   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) is relaxing restrictions at some recreation sites in Oregon and Washington, Thursday, May 7th as the first phase in a gradual relaxing of closures at Corps locations. The list of locations that are relaxing restrictions is available at: www.nwp.usace.army.mil/recreation-status/ Unless specifically stated as being open, Co  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL recently released the spring 2020 edition of Fire in the Ice, which features various projects and initiatives supported by the program. A periodic newsletter published by NETL's Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program, the latest volume of Fire in the Ice, features Claire McKinley, a recipient of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences/NETL Meth  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Oregon apple utilized production totaled 148 million pounds in 2019, down 12 percent from the previous year. Value of utilized production was $38.7 million, down 30 percent from 2018. In Washington, apple utilized production totaled 7.22 billion pounds in 2019, up 13 percent from the previous year. Value of utilized prod  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, issued the following news: The main tsunami hazard for Washington State originates from a potential earthquake at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which is stretched along the U.S. Pacific coasts offshore Washington, Oregon and Northern California. The main impact during such a tsunami event would be the ocean-side communities on the open coast. However, Washington State's m  more