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Its protagonist, in fact, is really the land itself, and Washington State will never have a more loving chronicler than Guterson, a lifelong Seattleite who names every tree and evokes, with arresting grandeur, the sound of a coyote's distant howl, or a boy's delight in rivers and horses...
NAME'S THE SAME The Melissa computer virus made headlines last week, crippling e-mail systems around the nation. At the same time, other famous Melissas were engaged in more constructive endeavors. Actress Melissa Gilbert was shooting a CBS movie called Soul Collector, while rocker Melissa Etheridge performed at an...
CITY Water running off paved surfaces carries toxins like motor oil into rivers. Inadequately treated sewage makes things worse. New sewage-treatment plants must be built and wetlands preserved to allow rainwater to filter through soil.
FARMS Cattle waste produces nitrogen runoff that poisons streams. Farmers must keep cows away from rivers, reduce cattle populations and treat waste before using it as fertilizer.
INDUSTRY Waste heat and industrial runoff turn rivers warm and toxic--bad news for salmon, which like their water clear and cold. New pollution controls are needed.