National Carousel Day, or National Merry-Go-Round Day, is celebrated at many carousels, particularly at antique wooden ones, and locations that house carousels, on the anniversary of the date that William Schneider of Davenport, Iowa—considered to be the inventor of the modern carousel—was issued a patent for his carousel.
Hundreds of dead juvenile fish. An oily sheen. The overpowering smell of gasoline. These were the scenes over the weekend near where a fuel tanker truck crashed Friday off Highway 101, spilling some 3,000 gallons of fossil fuels into Indian Creek and prompting a “do not drink” order for Port Angeles tap water that ended Sunday evening.
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
Here’s how Canada’s LNG exports could make your heating bill go up
Canada’s LNG industry is just getting going, but one expert says the ‘party is almost over’ when it comes to economic benefits.
The Outdoor Learning Grants program, established by the state Legislature in 2021, offered subsidies for schools to send fifth- and sixth-grade students to the outdoor school programs. But lawmakers zeroed out the grants as they worked to solve a budget gap this year. Enrollment is expected to drop as a result.
Plans to shoot thousands of barred owls in doubt after feds cancel grants
A controversial plan to kill up to half a million invasive barred owls
to protect endangered spotted owls is in jeopardy after the Trump
administration terminated three critical grants funding the program.
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
The Trump administration has drafted a plan to repeal a fundamental
scientific finding that gives the United States government its authority
to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions and fight climate change,
according to two people familiar with the plan.
Deadline set to declare steelhead protection
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has until Dec. 1 to
issue its long overdue finding on whether Olympic Peninsula steelhead
warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to a
recent court order.
Cleaning up toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in Washington isn’t easy
They get the nickname for a reason: PFAS, manmade chemicals linked to
health concerns, don‘t break down easily. But limiting their use is
complicated.
Port Angeles wants full site cleanup
The Port Angeles City Council is in favor of a complete, timely cleanup
of the Rayonier Mill site. The council voted 5-0 to direct staff to
write to the state Department of Ecology following a special meeting
Tuesday night.
AI Observers Hit the High Sea
New AI analysis systems can count fish and identify species. Could they be key to making fisheries safer and less destructive?
Salish Sea News: Communicate, Educate, Advocate
Salish Sea Communications: Truth Well Told
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