Aloha César Chávez Friday!
César Chávez Day is a commemorative holiday throughout the
United States, and a state holiday in some states, such as
California. It takes place on César Chávez's birthday and honors
his legacy as a civil rights and labor movement leader, where
his focus was on improving the treatment, conditions, and pay of
farm workers. His tactics were strikes, boycotts, marches, and
hunger strikes. His first strike was against the grape growers
of California in 1965, and in 1968 he called for a national
boycott of California table grape growers. Several victories
were eventually won after many growers signed contracts with the
union. Chávez's group fought against other growers over the
years and raised awareness about the effects of pesticides on
workers.
The
race to understand how kelp forests dampen ocean noise —
before it’s too late
As kelp forests decline, scientists worry sensitive sea
creatures are losing a sanctuary from sonic overload.
Judge
rules BNSF intentionally violated terms of easement with
Swinomish tribe
BNSF intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement
with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community when the railway
company ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the
reservation, a federal judge ruled Monday...when the railway
made a unilateral decision in increasing the number of trains
and cars crossing the reservation without the tribe’s consent.
Southern
Resident orcas spend less time near San Juan Islands because
of salmon supply
A new
study found that over the past 17 years, as the Fraser
River Chinook salmon population has dropped, the time spent by
the orcas around the San Juan Islands has declined by more than
75%.
Herring
spawn off northern Vancouver Island dazzles residents and
animals alike
Just off the coast of northern Vancouver Island, the ocean
waters have turned a vibrant shade of turquoise as herring spawn
in an area where they've never been recorded before.
Biden
and Trudeau agree to address mining pollution in B.C.’s Elk
Valley — and it’s a big deal
Pollution from some of Canada’s largest coal mines has been
getting worse for decades and is now spilling over into the U.S.
Miami Seaquarium announces new effort to return last captive Puget Sound orca
The new leaders of the Miami Seaquarium announced Thursday an effort to
release orca Tokitae, also known as Lolita, to her home waters in the
Pacific Northwest after she has lived in a small tank for more than five
decades.
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