Aloha Penguin Day!
World Penguin Day takes place on April 25 because it is around this time each year that the Adelie penguins of Antarctica begin migrating north. The word "penguin" first appeared in print in the 1500s, and was originally applied to a black and white seabird called an auk that is now extinct. Some believe the name comes from the Welsh words "pen" and "gwyn" that mean "head" and "white." Penguins are nonflying birds that are native to the Southern Hemisphere.
World Penguin Day takes place on April 25 because it is around this time each year that the Adelie penguins of Antarctica begin migrating north. The word "penguin" first appeared in print in the 1500s, and was originally applied to a black and white seabird called an auk that is now extinct. Some believe the name comes from the Welsh words "pen" and "gwyn" that mean "head" and "white." Penguins are nonflying birds that are native to the Southern Hemisphere.
Melting
Arctic sea ice spurs gray whale die off along West Coast
Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.
Gray whales, a signature of the Washington coast, are dying by the thousands, victims of declines in Arctic sea ice.
Anti-Trump
protests build momentum in WA: ‘We’re just getting louder’
Standing Saturday on Broadway in Everett, where crowds of people on either side waved signs opposed to President Donald Trump as nonstop car honking urged protesters on, it was possible to feel that a groundswell against the federal administration was underway.
Standing Saturday on Broadway in Everett, where crowds of people on either side waved signs opposed to President Donald Trump as nonstop car honking urged protesters on, it was possible to feel that a groundswell against the federal administration was underway.
E.P.A.
Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic
Chemicals
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
Up
a creek: $5B culvert removal plan appears dead in WA
Legislature
A Senate plan for new borrowing to pay for the tear-out and replacement of pipes and other fish barriers ran into opposition from local governments and the governor.
A Senate plan for new borrowing to pay for the tear-out and replacement of pipes and other fish barriers ran into opposition from local governments and the governor.
Edmonds
launches technology to destroy PFAS
Edmonds is the first city in the country to implement new technology at a wastewater treatment facility that eradicates “forever chemicals,” otherwise known as PFAS.
Edmonds is the first city in the country to implement new technology at a wastewater treatment facility that eradicates “forever chemicals,” otherwise known as PFAS.
EPA
to fire or reassign more than 450 staffers working on
environmental justice, DEI
The move is part of the Trump administration’s push to close the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
The move is part of the Trump administration’s push to close the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
UW
climate research group braces for Trump cuts
The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group is raising alarm and bracing for the elimination of two federal climate research programs they run from the university campus.
The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group is raising alarm and bracing for the elimination of two federal climate research programs they run from the university campus.
Interior
Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects
The Interior Department said late Wednesday that it would fast-track approvals for projects involving coal, gas, oil and minerals on public lands, arguing that President Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency allowed it to radically reduce lengthy reviews required by the nation’s bedrock environmental laws.
The Interior Department said late Wednesday that it would fast-track approvals for projects involving coal, gas, oil and minerals on public lands, arguing that President Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency allowed it to radically reduce lengthy reviews required by the nation’s bedrock environmental laws.
LNG
could help break Canada's dependence on the U.S. energy
economy — but there are no guarantees
With the backing of Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and the Korea Gas Corp., the $40 billion Canada LNG project has been described by the federal government as the "largest single private sector investment in the history of the country."
With the backing of Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and the Korea Gas Corp., the $40 billion Canada LNG project has been described by the federal government as the "largest single private sector investment in the history of the country."
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