Today we celebrate the life of Frederick Douglass, a nineteenth-century abolitionist, writer, and orator, who was one of the most prominent African American leaders of his time. It is believed that Douglass was born on today's date, in 1818, although his exact birthdate is not known. In 1926, Carter G. Woodson created "Negro History Week," choosing the second week of February because it encompassed the birthdays of Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. This eventually became Black History Month, and celebrations of Frederick Douglass Day stemmed from this.
Oyster farm gets county OK for first phase only
The first portion of a three-phase oyster farm planned by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe within the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge has received approval from the county’s hearing examiner after years of analysis and discussion. (Peninsula Daily News)
Cost of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in B.C. soars
Trans Mountain Corp. says the cost of its pipeline expansion project has soared to $12.6 billion from $7.4 billion. (Vancouver Sun)
Trans Mountain confident court orders will protect against pipeline protests
A Trans Mountain Corp says it already has the court orders will prevent workers from being barred from its job sites along the route of its oil pipeline expansion project. (Vancouver Sun)
Groups sue over steelhead farming in Puget Sound
Four nonprofits filed a joint lawsuit Tuesday against the state Department of Fish & Wildlife for issuing a permit for steelhead farms in the marine waters of Skagit and Kitsap counties. (Skagit Valley Herald)
Feds agree to reboot fish-passage project at Howard Hanson Dam, open upper Green River to salmon
Salmon and steelhead could once again inhabit more than 100 miles of the upper Green River watershed now that the entire Washington congressional delegation has backed restarting a federal project to allow fish to pass the Howard Hanson Dam. (Seattle Times)
'We still have title': How a landmark B.C. court case set the stage for Wet'suwet'en protests
Amid the backdrop of nationwide protests, blockades, and arrests, Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs on the front lines of the fight to stop a pipeline in their traditional territories are pointing to a Supreme Court case from the 1990s that underscores their authority over the land. (CBC)
2 in 5 Canadians support Wet'suwet'en solidarity protesters — but half say yes to pipeline, new poll finds
A new poll by a national non-profit research institute finds that two in five Canadians support the Wet'suwet'en solidarity protesters, who have shut down bridges, ports, roads and rail lines across the country. (CBC)
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