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You remember the massive Japanese tsunami in 2011 that not only wreaked devastation on the Fukishima nuclear plant, but also created a tidal wave that killed or injured many people. It also sent a huge ripple of water towards the East, the U.S. Pacific coast.

With the fire still burning on Bateman Island near the Richland Y and shrouding the area in smoke, this fire should reinforce the idea that removing the island's only entry and exit is a bad idea.

Chad Markel shared an update on a 28 year old Pacu that's getting moved. "Successful transfer of the 28 year old fish that has grown with our family since it was the size of a silver dollar. It's a "Pacu" that now weighs 20+ pounds, is 2' long & has survived three office moves over about 18 years. Sh...

Others, not so much. After a flurry of discussion earlier this year, the subject of removing the causeway, or land path that joins Bateman Island to the shoreline is again on the table.

In the latest in what has seemingly been and endless stream of litigation, yet another environmental group is suing the government over allegations that several dozen Northwest dams threaten bull trout habitats.

Technically Bateman Island isn't really a true island, it's joined to the shore of the Columbia River, just south of the merger between the Yakima and Columbia Rivers. There's a narrow causeway, or path, that allows people to access the area. But a plan to breach the causeway to help fish might change that.

If it seems like there's a lot more dead salmon littering the banks of the Columbia River in and around the Tri-Cities, it's actually normal, and perhaps a good thing. (Photo courtesy of KNDU-TV)

I stopped at McNary Dam on Saturday to see the fish ladder and it was the best fish viewing experience I've ever had.

It will likely come down to the opinion of Kennewick residents.

What started with a bunch of fallen birds has escalated into an eerie string of animal deaths across the globe, with many people asking, "apocalypse now?" After the jump, a run-down of everything you need to know about "Birdpocalypse" thus far: