Courtney Flatt
Reporter for Northwest News NetworkCourtney Flatt is a Richland-based correspondent for the Northwest News Network, which is a collaboration of public radio stations in Oregon and Washington, including KLCC. Flatt's work focuses on the environmental, natural resources and energy issues in the Northwest.
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After decades of courtroom drama, a document leak and years of negotiation, federal officials agreed with six Northwest tribes to restore salmon, build-up clean energy and begin studying how to replace services the Lower Snake River dams provide.
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After wildfires, it can be hard for native plants to come back. That’s why volunteers are planting them and spreading seeds this fall in southeastern Washington, helping sagebrush and wildflowers take root again.
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Researchers in the Northwest are studying dirty snow – and how cleaner snow could someday help with water resources around the world.
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If you’re a little creeped out by ghost towns, imagine living in one. But one town in Washington isn’t quite as vacant or spooky as you might think.
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For tribes throughout the nation, protecting access to culturally important foods is a top priority. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation say their first foods policy drives most of their land management decisions.
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A harmful algal bloom on the Snake River has spanned nearly 30 miles of the river. The Whitman County health department says it hasn’t seen a bloom like this on the Snake before.
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The Yakama Nation is building up its little-known buffalo herd – so off-the-radar many tribal members don’t even know it exists. The plan is to help Yakama Nation members become more food sovereign.
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A couple federal agencies are looking at several ideas to bring grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades. The feds are hoping to hear from you.
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In a historic agreement, the federal government announced Thursday it will fund tribal efforts to bring salmon back to the Upper Columbia River. Two massive dams have blocked salmon from that part of the river for close to a century.
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As Washington State University athletics figures out how to handle the dissolution of the Pac-12 Conference, alumni say they worry about what the future holds.