Yakama Nation encouraged by EPA and Army Corps commitments to clean up Bradford Island Superfund Site

Yakama Nation encouraged by EPA and Army Corps commitments to clean up Bradford Island Superfund Site

Columbia Community Connection
Home Page

Swift action and an inclusive cleanup process were the two main takeaways from a meeting between the Yakama Nation and officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers about the Bradford Island Superfund Site. At yesterday’s meeting, EPA and the Army Corps committed to finalizing a federal facilities agreement within a year, expediting cleanup actions where possible, and fully engaging the Yakama Nation in all processes.

Bingen, Goldendale based program spotlights sexual assault, offers help

Bingen, Goldendale based program spotlights sexual assault, offers help

Columbia Community Connection
Klickitat County, Home Page

State laws protecting victims of sexual assault vary but are improving. In the past few years, Washington State has had several bills signed into law and funding included in the budget that supports victims and survivors of sexual violence. One example includes dealing with a backlog of over 6,000 untested sexual assault kits and reducing the time it takes to process kits to 45 days.

Sense of Place Lecture April 13th, Forests, Wildfire, Timber Wars and Finding Common Ground: A Panel Discussion

Sense of Place Lecture April 13th, Forests, Wildfire, Timber Wars and Finding Common Ground: A Panel Discussion

Guest User
The Dalles, Entertainment, Environment, Education

Join Mt. Adams Institute for a Sense of Place lecture on, Forests, Wildfire, Timber Wars and Finding Common Ground, the lecture will me a panel discussion featuring Jay McLaughlin, Emily Platt, Susan Jane Brown, Les Perkins, which will be moderated by Sense of Place host/curator, Sarah Fox. on April 13th, 2022, at 7 p.m.

C...C...C...COLD OUT THERE!

C...C...C...COLD OUT THERE!

Tom Peterson
Positive News, Weather

Enrique Reyna, 29, of The Dalles takes a quick corner with a zeor-turn Kubota mower this morning, April 5, as winds and light rain blasted from the west at Thompson Track. Temperatures were in the high 30s and apparently much colder atop the Columbia Hills above Dallesport as you can see they were capped with some white stuff in the last 24 hours.

Columbia Gorge Education District Receives $200K Grant to Diversify Access to Career Technology Education

Columbia Gorge Education District Receives $200K Grant to Diversify Access to Career Technology Education

Columbia Community Connection
Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County

Across the state and in the Columbia Gorge, boys outnumber girls roughly three to one in engineering-related courses. Students of color are similarly underrepresented in those courses. Now over $200,000 of investment is headed to Hood River County and South Wasco County school districts in the Gorge to diversify access to engineering, computer science, and advanced manufacturing courses.

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