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The title screen of a game titled, Fish Trails.

‘The Oregon Trail, but for fish’

August 6, 2026
TCAJOB Staff

You may not be able to die of dysentery in a new video game recently developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, but its aquatic setting is no less perilous. 


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A low water reservoir.

Halfway through water year, WA drought shows no sign of ending

August 3, 2026
TCAJOB Staff

State ecology officials recently said it’s not all bad news when it comes to the current state of Washington’s water year. But just like water, good news is also in short supply. 


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An empty field.

Amazon to host Wallula Gap data center open house

August 3, 2026
Ty Beaver

Amazon will host a community open house for its proposed data center near the Tri-Cities at Wallula Gap for those interested in learning about the project. 


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Chinook salmon in river.

As river temps climb, dam helps keep salmon moving

August 3, 2026
Senior Times

The Snake River is simmering in the summer heat as it winds across western Idaho and southeastern Washington – and that’s something salmon can’t tolerate, literally.


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A colorful map of smoke around the Tri-Cities.

Smoky skies this weekend? New WSU tool has your forecast

July 30, 2026
TCAJOB Staff

Planning outdoor activities this weekend? Before you head out, a new interactive map from Washington State University can tell you whether smoky skies will be a problem. 


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A field of solar panels.

Yakama Nation, solar developer reach settlement

July 28, 2026
Ty Beaver

The Yakama Nation has reached a settlement with the developers of a 1,300-acre solar energy project that tribal leaders said would encroach upon sites where the Yakamas traditionally gather food and medicine. 


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A rendering of the project.

PFAS found in Kennewick drinking water

July 13, 2026
TCAJOB Staff

The same manmade “forever chemicals” that stalled development at Vista Field for months have again been detected in the city of Kennewick’s drinking water. 


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A forest.

Public invited to comment on plan to possibly triple logging in eastern Oregon national forests

U.S. Forest Service’s proposed revisions to the Blue Mountain Forest Plan would allow more logging and taking older trees in the name of wildfire prevention
July 13, 2026
Alex Baumhardt
An old photo of the 222-S Laboratory under construction.
‘Lab of the future’

A rare look at the lab driving Hanford’s cleanup

222-S Laboratory turns 75 amid growing workload as current operator contract nears end
July 13, 2026
Rachel Visick

Hanford’s 222-S Laboratory celebrates 75 years as nuclear waste cleanup accelerates and DOE moves toward a new operating contract.


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Hammer-Lofts-affordable-housing

WA ecology officials laud Kennewick affordable housing project

July 9, 2026
TCAJOB Staff

An affordable housing project in east Kennewick is among a handful state ecology officials are lifting up as an example of the good that comes from redeveloping formerly contaminated land. 


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