Aloha Skip the Straw Friday!
The Coral Keepers, a group of nine eighth grade students at Whitehall
Middle School in Whitehall, Michigan, founded National Skip the Straw
Day with their advisor, Susan Tate, in 2017, "to encourage Americans to
give up the straw habit and help spread awareness about the damage
caused by disposable plastics." National Skip the Straw Day encourages
people to switch to renewable straws or to forgo straws altogether when
drinking on the day—or on any day.
Oregon classifies orca whales as endangered
Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission has decided to add a group of
whales that forage along the Oregon Coast to the state’s endangered
species list.
Puyallup Tribe celebrates as Electron Hydro is ordered to remove temporary rock dam
District Court Judge John C. Coughenour ruled that energy company
Electron Hydro must remove part of a temporary rock wall at the Electron
Dam site.
Snohomish County partners with feds on North Cascades grizzly plan
Last week, the Snohomish County Council approved a memorandum of
understanding between the county’s Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
Cleanup at Rayonier site still years away
The years’ long cleanup process at the old Rayonier mill site on the
Port Angeles waterfront is moving forward but is likely at least another
eight years from being completed.
Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA's 'good neighbor' rule that limits pollution
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in an important
environmental case that centers on the obligation to be a "good
neighbor." At the heart of the dispute is the part of the Clean Air Act
designed to help protect people from severe health problems they face
because of pollution that floats downwind from neighboring states.
How an endangered hawk could topple plans for WA’s largest wind farm
More than 100 of the turbines, which could stand taller than the Space
Needle, might pose a danger to a little-known and endangered species in
the Tri-Cities area: the ferruginous hawk.
Feds secure surrender of last oil and gas permits off B.C. coast
Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil
and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources
minister said on Wednesday, after Chevron Canada voluntarily
relinquished 23 permits as of Feb. 9.
NDP Hits Brakes on Land Act Reconciliation Plan
Facing public backlash encouraged by opposition parties, the B.C.
government has cancelled planned changes to the Land Act, Minister of
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen said Wednesday.
The 50th anniversary of the Boldt Decision is a celebration of Native leadership
A landmark lawsuit reaffirmed treaty fishing rights after decades of
intertribal activism, inspired by the civil rights movement.
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