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Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute Wins Local Award

Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute Wins Local Award

The Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute has just announced that they received the 2011 Excellence in Civic Engagement Award (Community Partner) from the Washington State University Center for Civic Engagement. The award is based on the commitment of supporting students in service and civic engagement. 

Your Pollen Count

Your Pollen Count

Spring allergies are kicking in.  Some people around here are battling the itchy eyes and runny nose.  I am struggling with my asthma, because of the "very high" grass pollen, and the "high" tree pollen count.

You can sign up to get daily updates on the pollen count, year-round. 

Moscow Celebrates Earth Week

Moscow Celebrates Earth Week

The City of Moscow has provided a description of events for Earth Week which starts... today! Through out the week you can learn how to become more sustainable and help Moscow become a more sustainable community. You can catch the first event this evening concerning these topics this evening.  

Information provided by the City of Moscow: 

Monday, April 18th, 6:30 p.m., University of Idaho Commons – Aurora Room 

New vaccine may protect wild sheep

New vaccine may protect wild sheep

A new vaccine for wild bighorn sheep shows early signs of promise but still faces several obstacles, a researcher at Washington State University says.

WSU professor Sri Srikumaran began testing a vaccine for pneumonia in bighorn sheep earlier this year at his research facility in Pullman.

In February, Srikumaran inoculated four bighorn sheep with an inactive form of the leading pneumonia-causing pathogen in the sheep. All four survived the exposure, but sheep that did not receive the vaccine died within two days, Srikumaran said.

Japan Nuke Crisis "Touch And Go"

Japan Nuke Crisis "Touch And Go"

The updates on the condition of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant change every hour, so often its hard to know what is really going on, a situation which Dr. Akira Tokuhiro at the University of Idaho calls very “touch and go.”