The popular children’s literature character first appeared in English author Michael Bond's illustrated book, "A Bear Called Paddington" on this day in 1958. Paddington is a polite Peruvian spectacle bear with a special fondness for marmalade. The success of the first book was followed by 20 more books featuring the lovable bear and a successful toy franchise.
Ginormous
South Tacoma warehouse project gets green light despite
social justice, environmental concerns
A major warehouse project big enough to cover 43 football fields
can go forward in South Tacoma, following a decision by Tacoma's
hearing examiner. That’s despite concerns by environmentalists
and social justice advocates.
‘Poster
child’ estuary preserved at Edmonds’ Meadowdale Beach Park
A 5-foot-wide culvert had previously been the only way water
from Lund’s Gulch Creek at Meadowdale Beach Park could enter
Puget Sound. Now, the opening is 100 feet across. It’ll preserve
and protect what’s called a pocket estuary.
World’s
Hottest Summer: Map of Extreme Temperatures in 2023
The planet just experienced its hottest months on record, and by
a large margin, scientists said.
Tribe
catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first
since dam removals
Two dams blocked nearly 90 miles of river and tributary habitat
on the Elwha, or more than 90% of the river, since 1911. But
both the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams were gone by August 2014
after a couple of years of demolition in what was the largest
dam removal project ever undertaken. And on Monday, the wait for
a run of salmon healthy enough to be fished was over.
Inslee
pushes for Washington to become offshore wind manufacturing
hub
The Biden administration has a goal of generating 30 gigawatts
of energy from offshore wind by 2030. Washington government and
business leaders want manufacturers of offshore wind turbines to
build equipment in the state.
What
impacts did wildfires have on the Northwest this summer?
In Washington, a total of 165,365 acres burned. The 10-year
annual average for acres burned is 472,881.
B.C.'s
last spotted owl faces uncertain future
The federal government will not intervene to prevent logging in
spotted owl habitat in southwestern B.C.
A
no-death census year for Puget Sound’s orcas, with
observations about a recent shift to more female births
For the first time since Census Year 1993, no deaths were
reported this year among the Southern Resident killer whales,
which frequent Puget Sound. Two new births were reported among
the whales, increasing the population from 73 to 75.
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