Aloha Tuba Friday!
The tuba is the the powerful “oompah”
instrument in a band and International Tuba Day celebrates the
depth and diversity of sound that this beautiful brass wind is
capable of producing. The tuba is
the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. It anchors the
harmony in orchestras, wind ensembles, and marching bands. Joel
Day first established this holiday in 1979 while part of the Lower
Merion High School Band.
Forested
swamps on the Northwest coast are some of the biggest carbon
storehouses around, new research finds
These tidal swamps were once the primary type of coastal wetland in Oregon, but development since European settlement has destroyed more than 90% of that original habitat. Jes Burns reports. (OPB)
Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining
Trump issued an executive order Thursday declaring that U.S. policy includes “creating a robust domestic supply chain for critical minerals derived from seabed resources to support economic growth, reindustrialization, and military preparedness.”
These tidal swamps were once the primary type of coastal wetland in Oregon, but development since European settlement has destroyed more than 90% of that original habitat. Jes Burns reports. (OPB)
Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining
Trump issued an executive order Thursday declaring that U.S. policy includes “creating a robust domestic supply chain for critical minerals derived from seabed resources to support economic growth, reindustrialization, and military preparedness.”
Trump
administration deciding on PFAS drinking water limits
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS. The Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by those strict standards and defend the limits against a water utility industry challenge in federal court.
Proposed change could reshape Endangered Species Act. Here’s how it affects WA
In mid-April, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to change how the term “harm” would be defined in the Endangered Species Act.
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency set the first federal drinking water limits for PFAS. The Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by those strict standards and defend the limits against a water utility industry challenge in federal court.
Proposed change could reshape Endangered Species Act. Here’s how it affects WA
In mid-April, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to change how the term “harm” would be defined in the Endangered Species Act.
Baby
salmon head out to sea. Then they do something unexpected, new
research shows
The long-held understanding that baby salmon emerge from the streams where they hatched to head out to sea actually is missing a far more complex story. It turns out the intrepid baby fish, no longer than a pinkie finger, explore multiple streams miles apart, traveling from river mouth to river mouth, in what amounts to a connected meta-nursery.
The long-held understanding that baby salmon emerge from the streams where they hatched to head out to sea actually is missing a far more complex story. It turns out the intrepid baby fish, no longer than a pinkie finger, explore multiple streams miles apart, traveling from river mouth to river mouth, in what amounts to a connected meta-nursery.
The
fight over Pierce County’s largest geoduck farm is over.
Taylor Shellfish Company has reached a settlement with nearby homeowners and environmental advocates that will allow a large proposed Pierce County geoduck farm to move forward, subject to several restrictions.
Taylor Shellfish Company has reached a settlement with nearby homeowners and environmental advocates that will allow a large proposed Pierce County geoduck farm to move forward, subject to several restrictions.
Electricity
demand in Northwest could double in next 20 years, forecast
finds
Data centers, electrifying transit and buildings and producing hydrogen will drive demand, according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
Data centers, electrifying transit and buildings and producing hydrogen will drive demand, according to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
The
EPA is canceling almost 800 environmental justice grants,
court filing reveals
The agency is sending out notices of termination to 781 awardees, almost twice the number of canceled grants that had been previously reported.
BC Admits It Won’t Come Close to 2025 and 2030 Climate Goals The agency is sending out notices of termination to 781 awardees, almost twice the number of canceled grants that had been previously reported.
The province’s new climate report walks back last year’s positive forecasts.
New
law requires sewage spills to be revealed to the public
through a new statewide website
The Washington Legislature has passed into law the Sewage Spill
Right to Know Act, which requires the Department of Ecology to set
up a website to rapidly notify the public of sewage spills that
occur anywhere
in the state.
A
big Pacific Northwest quake could cause land to sink in
minutes
Scientists say the region is overdue for a major tremor, and a new
study predicts serious flooding would result along with shaking
and a tsunami.
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