Tag: Rivers and streams
Feud breaks out among GOP lawmakers over Snake River dams
SPOKANE, Wash. — Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic...
Agency: Oxygen injectors pass 2nd test in Georgia harbor
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Tuesday that machines designed to inject extra oxygen for fish to breathe in the Savannah harbor passed...
Netflix scores streaming rights to new top Sony films
NEW YORK — Netflix further beefed up its film catalog on Thursday in a multi-year deal that will make it the new streaming home...
Indiana lawmakers dial back controversial wetlands bill
INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers watered down a controversial bill seeking to remove protections from Indiana’s already diminished wetlands amid mounting criticism that the proposal could...
Kansas county mulls changing creek’s racially loaded name
LEAWOOD, Kan. — Advocates who are pushing to change the name of a nondescript stream called Negro Creek near Kansas City say they hope...
Brooks teasing possible Senate run at planned campaign rally
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, teasing the announcement of a possible run for U.S. Senate, has scheduled a Monday campaign rally...
Agency to take action on fracking ban near Delaware River
WEST TRENTON, N.J. — A regulatory agency that’s responsible for the water supply for more than 13 million people is poised to take final...
Proposed Indiana highway’s preferred route expected in fall
JASPER, Ind. — The preferred route of a proposed highway that would run from the Ohio River to Interstate 69 in southern Indiana is...
Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams
SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly two decades ago, Republican President George W. Bush stood on a bank of the Snake River near Pasco, Washington, and...
