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Aloha Endangered Species Friday!
The United States Congress created Endangered Species Day in
2006 with the adoption of Senate Resolution 431.
The day is for learning why it's important to protect endangered
species, for learning how to take part in protection efforts,
and for celebrating species that have recovered as a result of
these efforts.
Rare
blankets made from fur of extinct woolly dog on display at
North Vancouver museum
For thousands of years, the Salish woolly dog resided on B.C.'s
southwest coast, providing their owners with companionship — and
hair. Now, blankets woven from the fur of this extinct dog are
on display at the Museum of North Vancouver until early July.
The
overbudget Trans Mountain pipeline project is carrying $23B
in debt — and needs to borrow more
The overbudget Trans Mountain expansion project owes its lenders
at least $23 billion and is looking to take on more private debt
as the federal government shuts its wallet and construction
costs skyrocket.
Washington
slates $50M for trees to shade salmon streams
Gov. Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of legislators are using
a low-tech approach to combat deadly warming waters.
Snoqualmie
Tribe enacts 2% land protection tax to help preserve
ancestral lands
The Snoqualmie Tribe has instituted a new land protection tax
that’s believed to be the first of its kind in North America.
Washington passes law to cut ‘forever chemicals’ in makeup
Starting in 2025, the Toxics-Free Cosmetics Act will be among the country’s strongest legislation against hazardous products.
WA launches dashboard tracking ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The Department of Health unveiled a public-facing dashboard sharing data from drinking water wells in the state that have been tested for the presence of these toxic chemicals.
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