In The NewsLooking over the edge of a Columbia River Gorge slope, you can see the river more than 2,000 feet below. A former aluminum smelter sits to the left at the bottom of the cliff. Wind turbines spin nearby, lining the cliff’s edge.This site near Goldendale, Washington, in Klickitat County, could one day help solve a downside of current renewable energy technology: reliability. But it’s not without controversy.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The would be the largest of its kind in the Northwest. It’s an old technology that’s recently received a lot of study and interest from companies looking...…In The NewsLooking over the edge of a Columbia River Gorge slope, you can see the river more than 2,000 feet below. A former aluminum smelter sits to the left at the bottom of the cliff. Wind turbines spin nearby, lining the cliff’s edge.This site near Goldendale, Washington, in Klickitat County, could one day help solve a downside of current renewable energy technology: reliability. But it’s not without controversy.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The would be the largest of its kind in the Northwest. It’s an old technology that’s recently received a lot of study and interest from companies looking...WW…

© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCourtney FlattLate Monday night, Sept. 14, a fire sparked alongside the winding mountain highway that leads to White Pass, a ski area about 15 miles east of Packwood, Washington.The fire started a few miles east of White Pass, in steep terrain. A ski area employee traveling U.S. Highway 12 spotted the early flames and reported it.White Pass mountain manager Russ Forman jumped in the company’s tanker truck and headed to the scene. Photos show embers flying, trees in flames and Forman dousing the...…© 2022 NW News NetworkRegional Public JournalismPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCourtney FlattLate Monday night, Sept. 14, a fire sparked alongside the winding mountain highway that leads to White Pass, a ski area about 15 miles east of Packwood, Washington.The fire started a few miles east of White Pass, in steep terrain. A ski area employee traveling U.S. Highway 12 spotted the early flames and reported it.White Pass mountain manager Russ Forman jumped in the company’s tanker truck and headed to the scene. Photos show embers flying, trees in flames and Forman dousing the...WW…

Now Playing:UPDATE (11:18 a.m. PT, March 6) – The Snake River dams in Washington would stay in place under the federal government’s preferred plan for the Columbia River System. On Friday federal agencies released a draft plan to manage the 14 dams in the Columbia River System, including the four Lower Snake River dams.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration laid out a range of six alternatives in a . The most controversial measure would have been to remove or alter .In this Feb. 12, 2020, photo, Mike Gonzalez, right, senior...…Now Playing:UPDATE (11:18 a.m. PT, March 6) – The Snake River dams in Washington would stay in place under the federal government’s preferred plan for the Columbia River System. On Friday federal agencies released a draft plan to manage the 14 dams in the Columbia River System, including the four Lower Snake River dams.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration laid out a range of six alternatives in a . The most controversial measure would have been to remove or alter .In this Feb. 12, 2020, photo, Mike Gonzalez, right, senior...WW…