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Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, sand flies or biting midges, generally 1–3 millimetres in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic. (Wikipedia)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Local science and conservation organization turns 25
A photographic tour of the entire Puget Sound shoreline by watercraft and aircraft
Kayaker-scientist Brian Footen is back on the waters of Puget
Sound this summer, paddling through inlets and circling islands on a
2,700-mile journey to photograph the shoreline and document natural and
human-caused changes to the habitat. Christopher Dunagan writes. (Puget Sound Institute)
Vancouver Island ship dismantling company has water access revoked
A shipbreaking company in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island has just
had its access to the ocean shut down. The provincial government has
cancelled the crown lease of Deep Water Recovery, a company that takes
apart derelict vessels in Union Bay, south of Comox. The company has
faced scrutiny and controversy in the past after receiving a
stop-pollution order for allowing toxic effluent runoff into the
surrounding marine environment. (CBC)
Tarboo valley land set aside for preservation
The Northwest Watershed Institute has acquired 81 acres of forest
and wetlands to be permanently protected and preserved in the Tarboo
valley. The land is now counted among the 500 acres the conservation
organization holds as a part of its Tarboo Wildlife Preserve. Elijah
Sussman reports. (Peninsula Daily News)
Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming
Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish
in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their
efforts. Jim Robbins reports. (NY Times)
Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change
The Energy Department has hired at least three scientists who are
well-known for their rejection of the overwhelming scientific consensus
on climate change, according to records reviewed by The New York Times.
The scientists are listed in the Energy Department’s internal email
system as current employees of the agency, the records show. They are
Steven E. Koonin, a physicist and author of a best-selling book that
calls climate science “unsettled”; John Christy, an atmospheric
scientist who doubts the extent to which human activity has caused
global warming; and Roy Spencer, a meteorologist who believes that
clouds have had a greater influence on warming than humans have. Maxine
Joselow reports. (NY Times) See also: Trump aides tied to firms that may benefit from privatized weather forecasts (Associated Press)
Democracy Watch
- IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates (NPR)
- Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding (Washington State Standard)
- Supreme Court clears the way for Trump's federal workforce cuts (AP)
- Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after deadly Texas flood (AP)
- 18 states challenge 'suspicionless' stops by masked ICE agents in L.A. (LA Times)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 158 AM PDT Wed Jul 9 2025
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning, then a slight chance of rain late this morning. Areas of dense fog this morning. Patchy fog late.
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
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