Washington expands Lake Roosevelt, Spokane River fish advisories.
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 11:00 pm
State health officials are adding species and meal limits to the fish consumption advisories on Lake Roosevelt and the Spokane River based on new fish tissue testing and evaluation, according to a state Department of Health announcement.
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Shortages threaten farmers’ key tool: fertilizer.
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 11:00 am
Spot shortages and soaring prices for fertilizer, the most essential ingredient of modern agriculture, are one factor contributing to a rise in food prices that threatens to push tens of millions of poor people into malnutrition.
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