"America at 250" features
eminent historian and Western Washington University scholar Johann Neem and
journalist Ron Judd
discussing the search for a common narrative to describe what
our county means to us. The event is a fundraiser supporting Salish Current,
and features live and silent auctions of fine art from local
artists curated by artist Chris Moench and a
paddle-raising led by guest auctioneer Frank Catalano. Appetizers and no-host bar are available.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, Hotel Leo, Bellingham. Early
reservations encouraged. salishcurrent.rsvp@gmail.com
Aloha Bamboo Friday
Bamboos are distributed in tropical and subtropical to mild temperate regions, with the heaviest concentration and largest number of species in East and Southeast Asia and on islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans. A few species of the genus Arundinaria are native to the southern United States where they form dense canebrakes along riverbanks and in marshy areas. (Brittanica)
Bamboos are distributed in tropical and subtropical to mild temperate regions, with the heaviest concentration and largest number of species in East and Southeast Asia and on islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans. A few species of the genus Arundinaria are native to the southern United States where they form dense canebrakes along riverbanks and in marshy areas. (Brittanica)
For 4th time, Trump administration orders Centralia coal plant to remain open
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday issued its fourth emergency order requiring Washington’s only coal-burning power plant to stay open for another 90 days.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday issued its fourth emergency order requiring Washington’s only coal-burning power plant to stay open for another 90 days.
Seattle cement plant blocked from burning more tires
Regulators have stopped a Seattle cement plant's push to burn more tires for fuel.
Hope remains for owl species despite no known wild population left in B.C., conservationist says
B.C. facility breeding northern spotted owls in captivity in hopes of returning species to wild.
Regulators have stopped a Seattle cement plant's push to burn more tires for fuel.
Hope remains for owl species despite no known wild population left in B.C., conservationist says
B.C. facility breeding northern spotted owls in captivity in hopes of returning species to wild.
EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants.
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants.
Trump gives feds 90 days to consider removing endangered species protections for wolves
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sept. 4 giving the U.S. secretary of interior 90 days to decide whether to remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican wolves in the United States.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sept. 4 giving the U.S. secretary of interior 90 days to decide whether to remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican wolves in the United States.
2 UBC researchers awarded $1M each to study toxic tire particles, microbial ocean life
University of British Columbia researchers Patrick Keeling and Rachel Scholes have been granted $1 million each for projects that study microscopic ocean organisms and toxic road run-off.
University of British Columbia researchers Patrick Keeling and Rachel Scholes have been granted $1 million each for projects that study microscopic ocean organisms and toxic road run-off.
Trump administration moves to gut a core endangered species protection
In what would be a seismic shift, the Trump administration is quietly moving to strip a core protection of the Endangered Species Act. At the center of the change is what it means to “take” an endangered animal, something that has long been prohibited under the act. Under a new interpretation of the law’s language outlined in the memo, the accidental killing or injury of an animal would no longer be considered illegal; only actions specifically intending to target an animal would.
In what would be a seismic shift, the Trump administration is quietly moving to strip a core protection of the Endangered Species Act. At the center of the change is what it means to “take” an endangered animal, something that has long been prohibited under the act. Under a new interpretation of the law’s language outlined in the memo, the accidental killing or injury of an animal would no longer be considered illegal; only actions specifically intending to target an animal would.
WA fines Port Townsend paper mill for chemical spill, poor maintenance
Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the Port Townsend Paper Company $734,000 this week for a series of spills, including two that poured out thousands of gallons of highly alkaline black liquor.
Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the Port Townsend Paper Company $734,000 this week for a series of spills, including two that poured out thousands of gallons of highly alkaline black liquor.
Bluebirds Went Extinct on Vancouver Island. Now They’re Back
Seventy landowners and many other volunteers have helped return their gentle, chortling song to the Cowichan Valley.
Seventy landowners and many other volunteers have helped return their gentle, chortling song to the Cowichan Valley.
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