1/28 Mouse deer, offshore wind project, Paris Climate Agreement, democracy watch

 

Mouse deer

Mouse deer 
Chevrotains, or mouse-deer, are small, even-toed ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, and are the only living members of the infraorder Tragulina. The 10 extant species are placed in three genera,but several species also are known only from fossils. The extant species are found in forests in South and Southeast Asia; a single species, the water chevrotain, is found in the rainforests of Central and West Africa. In November 2019, conservation scientists announced that they had photographed silver-backed chevrotains (Tragulus versicolor) in a Vietnamese forest for the first time since the last confirmed sightings in 1990.(Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Whatcom's Search and Rescue seeks permanent facility

Judge rules Massachusetts offshore wind project halted by Trump administration can continue
U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy ruled that a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind project can continue, as the industry successfully challenges the Trump administration in court. Jennifer McDermott and Michael Casey report.(Associate Press) 

America Officially Leaves the Paris Climate Agreement. For the Second Time.
As of Tuesday, the United States is no longer a party to the Paris agreement on climate change, becoming the only country in the world to abandon the international commitment to slow global warming. Lisa Friedman reports. (NY Times) 

Democracy Watch

• Chuck Sams on ‘biggest tragedy’ of Trump’s gutting of National Park Service (Columbia Insight) 

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Here's your tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  241 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026    
WED  SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft  at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.  Rain.  
WED NIGHT  SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to  7 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW  3 ft at 14 seconds and W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

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