On this day in 1863, John Newlands published his periodic table of elements. His goal was to organize the elements in a way so that a more accurate prediction of chemical reactions could be made. Newlands' table contained 56 elements and was the first to introduce the law of octaves. February 7 is also the date before the birthday in 1834 of Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian inventor and chemist who is known as the "father" of the periodic table and is the scientist most associated with it. He found groups of elements that had similar properties, and arranged elements by their atomic weight and valence electrons, but also found exceptions to the patterns. He also predicted that elements must exist that were not yet known.
Environmentalists
push for stronger old-growth protections in Northwest Forest
Plan
Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest
Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting
about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan.
Environmental activists held a rally outside the Forest Service
office to push for stronger protections for old-growth ecosystems
in the amendments.
Deep dive into the underwater forest of Washington
Amid debates on school closings and budget deficits, lawmakers in
Olympia are also taking a deep dive on bull kelp. While it may not
be the splashiest piece of legislation, this aquatic plant has an
oversized role in our water, and its at risk of disappearing.
Metro
Vancouver's population now exceeds 3 million, according to
StatsCan
Based on current growth rates, Surrey could eclipse Vancouver in
population by 2027.
American
bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally
Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and
back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United
States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment.
Coal
mine pollution: international inquiry details plan to
investigate Canada, U.S. contamination
After decades of pollution from B.C. coal mines, an international
inquiry is proposing to spotlight solutions to issues like
selenium contamination.
$156M
solar power grant for Washington in limbo after Trump order
Washington was locked out of about $150 million in federal funding
for solar projects focused on low-income communities last week as
the Trump administration paused clean energy grants.
Washington leaders offer more detail on federal funding blocked by Trump
The status of more than $50 million in federal grants to Washington’s
Department of Ecology remained in doubt late Tuesday, halting projects
on water quality, shoreline restoration and toxic site cleanup.
Climate vs. Salmon
The salmon of the Salish Sea, long revered as keystone species and
cultural icons, are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate
change. As warming temperatures and erratic weather patterns disrupt the
salmon life cycle, the survival of this sacred fish hangs in the
balance.
The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite
an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of
a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service
Copernicus.
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