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Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
Last June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates a series of dams in Oregon's Willamette River Basin, missed a deadline set by Congress to produce a report on how the dams are affecting ...
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Project to stop algal blooms on Willamette River seeks $1 million from Legislature
Just about every summer in recent years, a stretch of the Willamette River south of downtown Portland at Ross Island turns green from a thick layer of toxin-producing algae that grows rapidly in ...
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Advocates, scientists ask lawmakers for $1 million to stop toxic algal blooms on Willamette River
FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2014, file photo the Portland skyline is visible on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland. A nonprofit group and Oregon State University scientists are seeking ...