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| Blue-staining boletus [Adolf Ceska] |
Blue-staining boletus Suillus caerulescens
Found throughout the fall season in conifer forests most often
associated with Douglas fir. It is edible but not very good. It is one
of the most common boletes in the Puget Sound area and Cascade
Mountains. (The New Savory Wild Mushroom)
Salish Sea Shared Waters forum wraps up third and final year of work to reduce risks of oil spills
Washington has been stepping up systems to prevent and reduce the risk
of oil spills, due in part to the looming expansion of Canada’s Trans
Mountain Pipeline. It could result in as much as a sevenfold increase in
the number of oil tankers traveling from Vancouver, B.C., through Puget
Sound. In 2018, the state Legislature passed the Strengthening Oil
Transportation Safety Act. Among its requirements, along with a barrel
tax on crude oil and updates to contingency plans for oil spills, was
the establishment of the Salish Sea Shared Waters forum. Bellamy
Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)
Alaska tribes say agency ignored Tongass exemption request
The U.S. government ignored the requests of some Alaska Native groups to
uphold national Roadless Rule restrictions in the Tongass National
Forest, tribal officials said. The U.S. Forest Service recommended
lifting the rule completely and is expected to make the decision
official before the end of October, CoastAlaska reported Friday. The
agency started a 30-day clock last month to completely exempt Tongass
National Forest from the 2001 regulation. (Associated Press)
District investigating damage caused by 130-cubic metre sewage spill in Victoria area
A ruptured pipe at a Victoria-area landfill caused some sewage to leak
into a nearby regional park, but the majority of the spill was
contained, a district official says. However, the exact environmental
impact remains to be seen, according to Elizabeth Scott, deputy project
director for the Capital Regional District (CRD) wastewater project.
Scott told CBC on Friday that the district was dealing with 130 cubic
metres of sewage that leaked at the Hartland Landfill and into Mount
Work Regional Park on Oct. 13. (CBC)
B.C. election: where the NDP, Greens and Liberals stand on climate and environment issues
As Sonia Furstenau's Greens pledge to end oil and gas subsidies and
Andrew Wilkinson's BC Liberals promise to expand LNG, John Horgan's NDP
sticks to the middle road. Ainslie Cruickshank writes. (The Narwhal)
Finding Unity in the Great Bear Rainforest
How corporations, conservationists, and First Nations came together to
share the rainforest. Andrew MacLeod reports. (The Tree/Hakai Magazine)
Exxon clarifies Trump phone call: 'It never happened'
Oil giant Exxon has clarified a fundraising comment by Donald Trump that
he could raise more money than rival Joe Biden. The US president
invoked the company's name at a rally in Arizona, saying all he had to
do to raise funds was call Wall Street and oil executives. He suggested
calling Exxon's boss to offer permits in exchange for funds - adding he
would never make such a call. Exxon said on Twitter: "Just so we're all
clear, it never happened." (BBC)
Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
219 AM PDT Tue Oct 20 2020
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING
TODAY
SW wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind
waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the afternoon.
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of rain in the evening.
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