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Tom Banse / Northwest News Network

Roving Northwest correspondent for Northwest News Network


Recent Articles:

Nissan Electric Car Sales Booming In Oregon, Washington

May 16, 2013

Can This Rare Songbird Be Lured Away From Risky Neighborhoods?

May 14, 2013

Washington State Pressed To Save Honey Bees By Restricting Pesticides

May 2, 2013

Lake Managers Get New Tool To Combat Algae

April 25, 2013

Northwest On Verge Of Becoming Pacific Crude Oil Gateway

Jan. 31, 2013

Tsunami Debris Dock Decontaminated; Removal Poses Next Challenge

Jan. 7, 2013

Dozens Of Japanese Coastal Species Hitched Ride On Floating Dock

Dec. 26, 2012

Scientists Find Japanese Writing, Invasives On Likely Tsunami Debris Dock

Dec. 24, 2012

Not Easy To Find Room For Ocean Energy

Dec. 13, 2012

Feds Propose New Endangered Species Listing in Northwest

Dec. 11, 2012

Battery Powered Electric Buses Hit Streets In Northwest

Nov. 30, 2012

Long Sought Eco-sabotage Suspect Turns Herself In

Nov. 29, 2012

Housing Rebound Has More Northwest Sawmills Buzzing

Nov. 27, 2012

Northwest's Second Geothermal Power Plant Enters Service

Nov. 19, 2012

To Keep Or To Export? The Northwest's Natural Gas Debate

Oct. 16, 2012

U.S. Judge To Rule On Canadian Firm's Dumping In Columbia River

Oct. 11, 2012

Judge To Consider Cross-Border Columbia River Pollution Case

Oct. 10, 2012

'Zombee' Sequel: Honeybees Victimized in Washington State

Sept. 24, 2012

Wildfire Smoke Continues To Plague Inland NW

Sept. 17, 2012

Demolition Of Washington's Condit Dam Nearing Completion

Aug. 31, 2012

'Citizen Science' Gains Momentum In The Northwest

Aug. 8, 2012

Northwest Utilities Exceed Green Power Minimum

July 30, 2012

Study: Coastal Oregon Waters Slightly Caffeinated

July 23, 2012

Tsunami Debris That Washes Ashore Tested For Radiation

June 18, 2012

Caught On Tape! Undersea Volcano Erupts Off Northwest Coast

June 11, 2012

Coldwater Ridge Center At Mount St. Helens Reopens With New Mission

May 9, 2012

Energy Developers Eye New Grid-Stabilizing Hydro Projects

May 1, 2012

Wash. Hunter Pleads Guilty To Wolf Poaching Conspiracy

April 5, 2012

Panel Recommends Harvest Cutbacks On Small Schooling Fish

April 3, 2012

Study: 17,500 Northwest Homes In Harm's Way From Rising Seas

March 19, 2012

Death Penalty Returns For Bonneville Sea Lions

March 15, 2012

Owl Detection Dogs Need To Overcome Some Skepticism

March 1, 2012

Ocean's Future: 'Goodbye Big Fish, Hello Small Fish'

Feb. 24, 2012

Researchers On Hunt For Killer Whales' Winter Hideout

Feb. 13, 2012

Wind Farm Developer Announces Layoffs Include Portland Workforce

Jan. 24, 2012

Health Division Validates Some Concerns About Wind Farm Noise

Jan. 10, 2012

16,000 Washington Families Take Advantage Of Weatherization Assistance

Jan. 6, 2012

Initial Ocean Zoning Maps Hem In Wave Energy Developers

Dec. 22, 2011

Final Suspect In 2001 ELF Arson Attack At UW Pleads Guilty

Dec. 20, 2011

Burgeoning Cluster Of Lifesaving Stove Designers Call NW Home

Dec. 16, 2011

Gov't Gets More Aggressive To Curtail Wood Stove Smoke

Dec. 4, 2011

Two Industrial Plants Stand Out For Dirty Air Citations in the Northwest

Nov. 7, 2011

A Dynamite Blast Frees The White Salmon River

Oct. 27, 2011

Scientists To Survey For Alarming New Salmon Virus

Oct. 18, 2011

Wolf Fans, Foes Sound Off Over Washington Wolf Plan

Oct. 6, 2011

U.S., Canada Ponder Terms For Shared Columbia River

Sept. 28, 2011

'Ultra-Green' Townhomes Serve As Prism On Market Turmoil

Sept. 13, 2011

Researchers Stream Live Video From Undersea Volcano Off Oregon

Aug. 24, 2011

Undersea Cable Laid For 'Transformative' Ocean Observatory

Aug. 23, 2011

Making A Bigger Deal About Smaller Fish

Aug. 17, 2011

Washington Ranchers Worried About Compensation Under Wolf Plan

Aug. 4, 2011

Study: 'Intensive' Thinning Necessary To Effectively Cut Wildfire Risk

Aug. 2, 2011
 
 
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