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Tansy Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Tansy ragwort is toxic and a threat to livestock and agriculture. All plant parts are toxic, with the highest amount of alkaloids in flowers then leaves, roots and stems. Toxic properties are a possible threat to humans through food chain contaminants. Besides its noxious weed listing, this plant is also on the Washington State Department of Agriculture's prohibited plants list, also known as the quarantine list. (WA Noxious Weed Control Board)
Today's top story in Salish Current: All pumped
up with nowhere to practice
Invasive emerald ash borer has reached Portland, dooming ash trees
An invasive, tree-killing pest has made its way to Portland, spelling
trouble for the many ash trees that cool residential neighborhoods on
hot summer days. Forestry officials say Oregon will lose 99% of its ash
trees to this pest in time. April Ehrlich reports. (OPB)
How polluted is Cosmopolis’ defunct pulp mill? We don’t know, WA says
Washington’s Department of Ecology is escalating its cleanup strategy
for a once-prosperous pulp mill outside of Aberdeen, while its latest
owner continues to push back against regulators. The first order of
business is finding out just how bad pollution spread from the Cosmo
Specialty Fiber mill, about 100 miles southwest of Seattle, is. State
environmental regulators know the place is leaking acid and other
toxics, sometimes in residential neighborhoods or into the Chehalis
River, but they say the true scope of the contamination remains unknown.
Conrad Swanson reports. (Seattle Times)
WA farmers suffer after feds cut program to provide schools with local fresh foods
A federal program created during the pandemic to supply public schools
with local produce was abruptly ended in March, leaving Washington state
farmers without a critical source of income. Now, farmers are making
hard choices about what to grow and how many workers to hire. Ruby de
Luna reports. (KUOW)
How much have fossil fuel giants contributed to heat waves such as B.C.'s heat dome?
The deadly 2021 heat wave over B.C. was an estimated 2.3 degrees hotter because of climate change, says a new study.
Jordan Omstead reports. (Canadian Press)
Halt LNG Expansion Until Health Risks Studied, Say Doctors
First Nations leaders and health professionals say people are getting
sick, and BC needs to hit pause. Amanda Follett Hosgood and Zoë Yunker
report. (The Tyee)
Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands
The proposal from the Bureau of Land Management would prioritize the use
of public lands for oil and gas drilling, coal mining and other
industrial activities. Maxine Joselow reports. (NY Times)
Democracy Watch
- House Passes Defense Policy Bill With Transgender, Diversity Restrictions (NY Times)
- Education Department Ends Grant Funding Worth $350 Million for Minority-Serving Colleges (NY Times)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 241 AM PDT Thu Sep 11 2025
TODAY W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning, then patchy dense fog early this afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
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