Aloha Western Monarch Day!
Once, millions of
monarchs overwintered along the Pacific coast in California
and Baja, Mexico—an estimated 4.5 million in the 1980s. But
by the mid-2010s, the population had declined by about 97%,
and starting in 2018, monarch butterflies had tough seasons
in their migratory and breeding grounds in the western
states. (Xerces Society)
Climate
change disasters in B.C. likely to increase if industrial
logging continues unchecked: report
A report commissioned by Sierra Club B.C. says keeping healthy,
mature forests safe from industrial logging will help protect
the province from catastrophic flooding, wildfires, droughts and
heat waves caused by climate change.
Hearing
examiner denies Point Wells high-rise condo proposal
A plan to build a high-rise condo development at Point Wells has
once again been rejected by the Snohomish County hearing
examiner, who ruled on Friday that the decade-old proposal still
fails to meet legal requirements.
Settlement
agreement tackles water pollution caused by farming practices
As part of a legal settlement, state officials have agreed to
develop “best management practices” for agricultural operations,
while encouraging Washington farmers to take actions to improve
water quality in streams and bays.
Seattle
City Council passes measure to end most natural gas use in
commercial buildings and some apartments
The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved changes
to energy codes that will further clamp down on natural gas use
in new commercial and apartment buildings taller than three
stories.
B.C.
allows logging in nine ‘protected’ old-growth areas
The BC NDP has consistently stated it placed protections on
353,000 hectares of old-growth forest, yet a recently unearthed
document shows logging will continue in 100,000 hectares of
these ostensibly protected areas.
B.C.
salmon restoration projects get $4-million boost
Four B.C. salmon projects will share $4 million in funding to
reach their goals of habitat restoration.
King
County ordered to fix power supply problems at sewage plant
There’s new pressure to fix problems at the West Point Treatment
Plant after millions of gallons of partially treated sewage
spilled into Puget Sound.
Ban
on cruise ships until 2022 deals another blow to businesses
relying on tourism
On Thursday, federal officials announced that the current ban on
cruise ships arriving in Canada will be extended until February
2022, meaning another season will be completely wiped out.
337
illegal crab traps pulled from Boundary Bay in 5 day operation
A record 337 illegal commercial crab traps have been seized in
Boundary Bay in a five day joint venture between the Department of
Fisheries and Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, potentially saving
thousands of crabs from being sold on the black market.
These news clips are a selection of weekday clips collected in
Salish Sea News and
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