6/10 Western snowy plover, salmon cuts, brain drain, BC ferries, LNG pipe, democracy watch

Western snowy plover [US FWS]

Western snowy plover Anarynchus nivosus
Snowy plovers are small, sand-colored shorebirds that nest directly on the sand. Chicks hide and forage in the wrack line (the seaweed-filled high tide line). Washington's snowy plover population is very small and vulnerable to a variety of impacts, such as predators, adverse weather driven by climate change, shoreline modification, dune stabilization, and recreational activities. (WDFW)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Negotiations still on for three unions striking against PeaceHealth / Why Bellingham must become a transgender sanctuary

PNW leaders warn that federal cuts could hurt salmon recovery
A leaked Trump administration budget proposal completely scraps a key Columbia River salmon recovery program as the administration seeks to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration budget. The agency’s Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund has invested $115 million across 342 projects currently underway within the Columbia basin. Henry Brennan reports. (The Columbian)

Washington scientists say ‘brain drain’ has begun as researchers consider moving abroad amid Trump cuts
Washington state and the rest of the nation face a “brain drain” with the potential exodus of scientists, which could impact domestic medical innovation for generations to come.A survey of 1,200 U.S. scientists published in Nature at the end of March found three out of four are considering leaving the U.S. Among post-graduate researchers, the percentage was close to 80%. Stephen Howie reports. (KUOW)

BC Ferries Is Still Facing Labour Unrest. Here’s the Latest
The union is heading into bargaining this summer, looking for a five per cent wage bump to catch workers up with inflation. Isaac Phan Nay reports. (The Tyee)

B.C. premier defends new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert
Project is a joint venture between the Nisga'a Nation and Texas-based Western LNG, opposed by hereditary chief. Katie DeRosa reports. (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/premier-defends-new-lng-pipeline-with-terminus-near-prince-rupert-1.7556710

Democracy Watch

• Judge blocks Trump administration from enforcing anti-DEI executive orders (AP)
  
• California Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Order Sending National Guard to L.A. (NY Times)
  
• Pentagon draws up rules for Marines deployed to LA protests (AP)
  
• DC prepares for Trump's June 14 military parade (AP)
  
• RFK Jr. ousts ACIP group that advises CDC on vaccines (AP)
  
• In Trump’s ‘Patriotic’ Hiring Plan, Experts See a Politicized Federal Work Force (NY Times)
  

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  255 AM PDT Tue Jun 10 2025    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft  at 10 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6  ft at 10 seconds.

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