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Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th, date that signifies bad luck in many Western cultures.
The superstition is akin to the beliefs that crossing paths with a black
cat, walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella indoors, or breaking a
mirror bring bad luck. (Brittanica)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Lopez moth hunt engages community in bat fungus research
Trump administration completes rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations
President Donald Trump and his top environmental policy officer
finalized a move Thursday to undo an Environmental Protection Agency
regulation that laid the foundation for federal rules governing
emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Jacob
Fischler reports. (Washington State Standard)
Concerns over "forever chemicals" pose biosolids challenge for treatment plants
Increasing concerns surround PFAS in products from wastewater
treatment plants. How great a risk do they pose, and are there feasible
approaches to removing them? We continue our occasional series on water
quality and wastewater management in Puget Sound. Sarah DeWeerdt
reports. (Salish Sea Currents Magazine)
Not so fast: Celebrations over delisting endangered plants might be premature
Validating local botanists' concerns, rare PNW plants have
experienced steep declines since removal of federal protections. Nathan
Gilles reports. (Columbia Insight)
Trump Orders the Pentagon to Buy More Coal-Fired Electricity
Mr. Trump is trying to revive coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. At
the White House, coal executives awarded him a trophy as the
“Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.” Brad Plumer reports. (NY Times)
Coal power in WA Legislature’s crosshairs after talk of Centralia plant’s revival
The Trump administration has moved to keep the power plant available to
burn coal. A bill the state House approved Thursday would impose hefty
taxes and fees if it fires back up. Tom Banse reports. (Washington State Standard)
Feds schedule first lease sale in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve since 2019
The Trump administration’s 5.5-million-acre auction is one of several
mandated over next few years for federal lands in Alaska and federal
waters off the state’s coast. Yereth Rosen reports. (Alaska Beacon)
Democracy Watch
- Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown (AP)
- Shutdown looms for FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA with stalemate over Homeland Security funds (Washington State Standard)
Salish Sea News Week in Review 2/13/26: Galentine's Day, Stillaguamish Tribe, Marine Monument fishing, fighting climate change, orcas and us, marsh restoration, greenhouse gas regs, AK oil drilling lawsuit dropped.
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 204 AM PST Fri Feb 13 2026
TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning, then rain likely late this morning and afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. Patchy dense fog.
SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.
SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds.
SUN NIGHT W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
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