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Plainfin midshipman Porichthys notatus
Plainfin midshipman are caught by recreational harvesters within Puget Sound and in embayments along the outer coast. This fish can breathe air when it is out of water and is bioluminescent during courtship. The prominent photopores are used by this nocturnal predator to attract prey. Plainfin midshipman range from Sitka, Alaska, to Magdalena Bay in southern Baja California. They are found from the intertidal to over 366 m (1,200 ft) in water depth. The plainfin midshipman can grow up to 38 cm (15 in) in length. (WDFW)
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Tending to Paradise
A rare prairie ecosystem shaped by humans in Washington State exemplifies a shift in how conservationists envision our relationship with the natural world. Emma Marris writes. (bioGraphic)
The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List
Most of Vancouver Island has been logged. Now, one of the last ancient forests, in the Tsitika River watershed, is on the chopping block. Sarah Cox reports. (The Tyee)
Washington’s last coal-fired plant still in limbo
The feds want to burn coal, the state doesn’t, the facility’s owners are caught in the middle. John Stang reports. (Columbia Insight)
4 B.C. communities see record-high temperatures
Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records on Sunday as warm weather swept across parts of the province. (Canadian Press)
BP refinery incident being inspected by state labor and air agencies
The industrial accident at BP Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine on Saturday, April 18, is being inspected by multiple agencies, including the Northwest Clean Air Agency and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Annie Todd reports. (CDN)
Judge Halts Trump Actions That Have Slowed Renewable Energy
The Interior Department had imposed restrictions on wind and solar projects across the country, prompting developers to sue. Brad Plumer reports. (NY Times)
Sea lions pack Seattle docks, signaling shift in Puget Sound ecosystem
Sea lions are back in big numbers, crowding docks across Ballard and causing quite a raucous. Marine experts say the chaotic scene could point to something much bigger happening beneath the surface. Joe Gaydos with the SeaDoc Society says their size alone makes an impression. Lauren Donovan reports.(Fox13)
A rare prairie ecosystem shaped by humans in Washington State exemplifies a shift in how conservationists envision our relationship with the natural world. Emma Marris writes. (bioGraphic)
The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List
Most of Vancouver Island has been logged. Now, one of the last ancient forests, in the Tsitika River watershed, is on the chopping block. Sarah Cox reports. (The Tyee)
Washington’s last coal-fired plant still in limbo
The feds want to burn coal, the state doesn’t, the facility’s owners are caught in the middle. John Stang reports. (Columbia Insight)
4 B.C. communities see record-high temperatures
Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records on Sunday as warm weather swept across parts of the province. (Canadian Press)
BP refinery incident being inspected by state labor and air agencies
The industrial accident at BP Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine on Saturday, April 18, is being inspected by multiple agencies, including the Northwest Clean Air Agency and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Annie Todd reports. (CDN)
Judge Halts Trump Actions That Have Slowed Renewable Energy
The Interior Department had imposed restrictions on wind and solar projects across the country, prompting developers to sue. Brad Plumer reports. (NY Times)
Sea lions pack Seattle docks, signaling shift in Puget Sound ecosystem
Sea lions are back in big numbers, crowding docks across Ballard and causing quite a raucous. Marine experts say the chaotic scene could point to something much bigger happening beneath the surface. Joe Gaydos with the SeaDoc Society says their size alone makes an impression. Lauren Donovan reports.(Fox13)
Democracy Watch
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- Texas can require public schools to display the Ten Commandments (AP)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 119 PM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026
WED W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 119 PM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026
WED W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds.
WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
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