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‘Treemageddon’ storm shifts to Arbor Day

By Linda Weiford, WSU News SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane will observe a bittersweet National Arbor Day this Friday, April 29. Not only is the ponderosa pine its official tree, but the city has been declared a Tree City USA for 12 years in a row by the National Arbor Foundation.

From big wind to big chill

By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News SPOKANE, Wash. – On Nov. 17, a giant windstorm roared through the region to a balmy high temperature of 54 degrees. A little more than a week later, temperatures plunged to 7 degrees and we saw barely any wind at all.

Columbia Plateau Project Conference

PULLMAN – Progress on research to reduce wind erosion and improve air quality in the inland Pacific Northwest will be reported at the Columbia Plateau PM10 Project annual meeting on Dec. 17 at WSU.   The Columbia Plateau PM10 Project is a multidisciplinary research effort to address problems associated with airborne particulates that are 10 […]

Laws power up renewable energy efforts

Legislature and WSU lead state to broad development of wind and solar energy Hailed as the most progressive renewable energy legislation passed in the United States, two energy bills took effect this summer after earlier approval by the Washington State Legislature. The next step is making renewable energy available, affordable and understandable to the public. […]