THERE are too many cormorants on the Columbia River between Washington State and Oregon, say US federal officials. Richard Collins says there's no need for a cull.

Strong winds has seen the Oregon wildfire grow to nearly eight square miles, forcing evacuation of several homes.

In what is believed to be the first case of Americans suing a Canadian company under the US Superfund law, a tribe is demanding that the owner of a huge smelter north of the border comply with environmental laws in cleaning up waste dumped for decades in the Columbia River.

A pair of US fighter jets collided in Oregon while conducting a training exercise, killing two reservists and injuring another.