Salish Sea News Week in Review December 8 2023

The hanukkiah

Aloha Hanukkah Friday!
A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah,is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited. The ninth branch holds a candle, called the shamash ("helper" or "servant"), which is used to light the other eight.

B.C. environment minister hails climate progress but advocates say LNG growth risks it all
B.C.'s environment minister says 2023's progress report on greenhouse gas reductions shows the NDP government's climate plan is working but environmental groups warn continued development of the liquefied natural gas sector could reverse those reductions.

WA state employee files claim over order to falsify fuel forecast
A recently retired state economist has filed a complaint against the Washington State Department of Transportation, alleging he was ordered not to include Washington’s cap-and-invest costs in an early 2023 revenue forecast. 

Industrial site in Whatcom County penalized $900,000 for dangerous waste violations
After two multi-million-dollar federal cleanups on the toxic polluted site owned by Trefoil in Whatcom County, the state Department of Ecology has issued a $900,000 penalty to the property owners, Jagroop S. Gill and Campbell Land Corporation (collectively referred to as Treoil), for failure to comply with Washington’s dangerous waste laws.

Feds propose shooting one owl to save another in Pacific Northwest
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to enlist shooters to kill more than 500,000 barred owls over the next 30 years in the Pacific Northwest to preserve habitat for northern spotted owls, a protected species.

Canada thinks LNG exports can reduce carbon pollution. Now it’s digging for proof
Oil and gas industry lobbyists have long pushed a controversial theory that exports of Canadian LNG could actually help lower global greenhouse gas emissions by displacing more carbon-intensive energy sources like coal.

Huge spike in herring killed in B.C. salmon farm operations: DFO data
Some juvenile herring caught in salmon hydrolicing are having their eyes blown out, says conservation group.

WA proposes ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in clothes, other products
The Washington State Department of Ecology has proposed bans and new reporting requirements for toxic chemicals used to repel water, heat and fuel in some clothing, firefighting gear and cleaning products.

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