Aloha, Juneteenth!
Although Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, it was not
until after the war was over that slaves became free in Texas,
possibly because the Proclamation could not be enforced there,
or because news of the Proclamation had not been spread there.
The war ended in April of 1865, but word did not reach Texas
until the following month, and it was not until June that the
Confederate Army in the area surrendered. On June 19th, Union
General Gordon Granger read "General Order No. 3" in Galveston,
which said all slaves were free. The next year freed slaves
began celebrating not only the proclamation, but the freeing of
all slaves in general, and gave the day the name Juneteenth.
Republican
attorneys general urge EPA to classify mifepristone as water
contaminant
In a letter last Friday, the state officials argued that mifepristone is “a growing threat to the country’s waterways.” A concurrent letter, led by Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, made similar claims and was signed by 18 other GOP members of Congress.
Like it or not, the ticks are advancing and Canadians will have to adapt
Researchers say climate change is the driving force behind the pests' northward push.
In a letter last Friday, the state officials argued that mifepristone is “a growing threat to the country’s waterways.” A concurrent letter, led by Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, made similar claims and was signed by 18 other GOP members of Congress.
Like it or not, the ticks are advancing and Canadians will have to adapt
Researchers say climate change is the driving force behind the pests' northward push.
Another
tank spilled months ago at site of Longview disaster,
records show
The Longview paper mill where 11 workers died last month in a chemical tank failure was the site of another spill that Nippon Dynawave Packaging described as a “near miss” earlier this spring, according to newly released public records.
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Foundation asking it to reverse course on its plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network, with House lawmakers going further and accusing the agency of acting illegally.
The Longview paper mill where 11 workers died last month in a chemical tank failure was the site of another spill that Nippon Dynawave Packaging described as a “near miss” earlier this spring, according to newly released public records.
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Foundation asking it to reverse course on its plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network, with House lawmakers going further and accusing the agency of acting illegally.
B.C.
eyes two new hydropower dams, including Site E near Alberta
border, Dix says
The British Columbia government is looking at building two new hydroelectric dams, including a fourth dam for the Peace River where the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns.
The British Columbia government is looking at building two new hydroelectric dams, including a fourth dam for the Peace River where the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns.
Good
News for a ‘Herd of Dinosaurs’ Under the Sea
Scientists believe ancient glass sponge reefs can grow back. If humans let them.
Scientists believe ancient glass sponge reefs can grow back. If humans let them.
New
calf born to endangered southern resident orcas
Researchers are still trying to determine the mother of the newborn spotted June 14 with members of L-Pod.
Weakened BLM ‘reassigns’ PIOs ahead of fire season
Public Information Officers (PIOs) and Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) are the Bureau of Land Management’s public-facing employees that disseminate important information about federal lands, including updates on wildland fire activity.
Researchers are still trying to determine the mother of the newborn spotted June 14 with members of L-Pod.
Weakened BLM ‘reassigns’ PIOs ahead of fire season
Public Information Officers (PIOs) and Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) are the Bureau of Land Management’s public-facing employees that disseminate important information about federal lands, including updates on wildland fire activity.
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