6/6 Cosmos, hot weather, PRGT pipeline, EPA emissions rule, bird declines, WA drought, democracy watch, week in rview

Cosmos

Cosmos
Cosmos is a genus, with the same common name of cosmos, consisting of flowering plants in the daisy family. The generic name Cosmos derives either from the Greek κόσμος (cosmos) '(ordered) world' -in reference to the neat, orderly arrangement of the floral structures - or the Greek κόσμημα (kósmima) 'jewel' - in reference to the jewel-like colors of the capitula (composite flowers). (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Empty Bowl marks 50 years with call for land, sea stories

Temperatures could soar into 90s for parts of Puget Sound on Sunday
The south Sound will be the hottest across Puget Sound on Sunday with temperatures reaching the low 90s in spots. Allison Sundell reports. (KING)  Unusually hot days in forecast for eastern Island, including Greater Victoria  Hotter temperatures are expected for much of eastern Vancouver Island, with possible highs in the high 20s and low 30s — about 10 degrees above normal in some cases. (Times Colonist)

‘A long, hot summer’: B.C.’s approval of PRGT pipeline sets stage for conflict, First Nations leader says
The PRGT pipeline is co-owned by a First Nation government and a Texas fossil fuel company — and opposed by Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders and groups. With the project's approval, opposition on the ground could soon unfold. Matt Simmons and Shannon Waters reports. (The Narwhal)  See also: B.C. government approves new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert Andrew Kurjata reports. (CBC)

Planet-warming emissions dropped when companies had to report them. EPA wants to end that
Since the Environmental Protection Agency began requiring air quality monitoring from large polluters more than a decade ago, emissions from four coal-fired plants in southwest Indiana have dropped 60% since 2010, when the rule took effect. That rule is now on the chopping block, one of many that President Donald Trump’s EPA argues is costly and burdensome for industry. Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Joshua A. Brickel and M.K. Wildeman reports. (Associated Press)

Bird declines in North America and Puget Sound
Citizen science bird counts are providing more detail than ever about North American bird declines. While the overall numbers are discouraging, new levels of understanding may help conservation efforts. Eric Wagner writes. (Salish Sea Currents Magazine)

Drought expanded to 19 more watersheds
Since the state Department of Ecology's initial drought declaration on April 8, conditions in all of Whatcom and Skagit counties, and portions of Snohomish, King, Pierce, Lewis, Thurston, Okanagan, Chelan, Clallam, Jefferson and Ferry counties have deteriorated due to early and rapid snowmelt, combined with unusually dry April and May weather. (Dept of Ecology)

Democracy Watch

• AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules (AP)
  
• Casey Means, Trump's surgeon general pick, profits from wellness sales (AP)
  

Salish Sea News Week in Review 6/6/25: D-Day, USGA cuts, Canada glaciers, AK wilderness drilling and mining, vessel slowdown, EPA rules cut, WA gas car ban.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  255 AM PDT Fri Jun 6 2025    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this  morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at  8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after  midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds.  
SAT  E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.  
SUN  NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas  3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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