Dredge Dilemma: Northwest Floods Highlight Stakeholder Gridlock
TL;DR
Record floods in Washington’s Northwest have displaced about 1,400 Sumas residents, and while dredging the Nooksack River is seen as a quick fix by many locals, conflicts among farmers, tribes, fishermen and governments are slowing or blocking a resolution.
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