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Skyline® Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos 'Skycole’
A thornless and nearly seedless cultivar of a tough urban tree. The compound leaves on this tree are made up of tiny leaflets resulting in a tree that casts lite shade. This fern-like foliage turns an attractive golden yellow in the fall. Pyramidal in youth with a central leader, this cultivar develops a more reliable structure than the species. (City of Seattle)
Today's top story in Salish Current: ‘The Earth Said Remember Me’ / Proposed oil pipeline to B.C. coast spurs alarm in Washington
Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
The Trump administration has finalized a rule that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act. Wufei Yu and Matthew Brown report. (Associated Press)
Microsoft's climate-warming emissions surge 25%, driven by AI
Microsoft’s total carbon emissions have increased 25% year over year, driven by the company’s aggressive buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Microsoft released the new emissions figures in its annual sustainability report Thursday. It’s a significant surge that makes the company’s moonshot climate change goals rocket even further out in space. Monica Nickelsberg reports. (KUOW)
Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report
The Trump administration has tapped Matthew Wielicki, a former geochemist who has railed against “climate alarmism” and calls himself an “Earth science professor-in-exile,” to oversee the federal government’s flagship report about climate impacts on the US. Dharna Noor reports. (The Guardian)
The Trump administration has finalized a rule that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act. Wufei Yu and Matthew Brown report. (Associated Press)
Microsoft's climate-warming emissions surge 25%, driven by AI
Microsoft’s total carbon emissions have increased 25% year over year, driven by the company’s aggressive buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Microsoft released the new emissions figures in its annual sustainability report Thursday. It’s a significant surge that makes the company’s moonshot climate change goals rocket even further out in space. Monica Nickelsberg reports. (KUOW)
Trump taps climate skeptic to run US government’s flagship climate report
The Trump administration has tapped Matthew Wielicki, a former geochemist who has railed against “climate alarmism” and calls himself an “Earth science professor-in-exile,” to oversee the federal government’s flagship report about climate impacts on the US. Dharna Noor reports. (The Guardian)
Pipeline-a-palooza: unpacking the week in Canadian energy politics
Politicians dropped three pipeline announcements this week. If they’re such an economic boon, why are taxpayers footing the bill? Emma Gilchrist reports. (The Narwhal)
Beloved humpback whale 'Pop Tart' escapes from tangled fishing gear after a week
A beloved Salish Sea humpback whale known as Pop Tart is swimming free after spending nearly a week entangled in fishing gear, thanks to a cross-border effort involving professional whale watchers and Canada's marine mammal response team. (KOMO)
He Wanted to Track Microplastics in the Sea. The E.P.A. Fired Him
The official urged requiring a fish farm to monitor for the tiny plastic particles. The E.P.A. said he had taken steps to embarrass the agency. (NY Times)
Tsleil-Waututh Nation seeks to overturn permits allowing dredging to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver
A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a legal challenge against a plan by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to dredge Burrard Inlet to make room for oil tankers with larger loads to operate. (Canadian Press)
Storied WA state park in central Puget Sound at a crossroads
Boaters, recreationists agitating for improved access to expensive-to-maintain Blake Island Marine State Park. Tom Banse reports. (Washington State Standard)
Democracy Watch
Politicians dropped three pipeline announcements this week. If they’re such an economic boon, why are taxpayers footing the bill? Emma Gilchrist reports. (The Narwhal)
Beloved humpback whale 'Pop Tart' escapes from tangled fishing gear after a week
A beloved Salish Sea humpback whale known as Pop Tart is swimming free after spending nearly a week entangled in fishing gear, thanks to a cross-border effort involving professional whale watchers and Canada's marine mammal response team. (KOMO)
He Wanted to Track Microplastics in the Sea. The E.P.A. Fired Him
The official urged requiring a fish farm to monitor for the tiny plastic particles. The E.P.A. said he had taken steps to embarrass the agency. (NY Times)
Tsleil-Waututh Nation seeks to overturn permits allowing dredging to accommodate larger tankers in Vancouver
A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a legal challenge against a plan by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to dredge Burrard Inlet to make room for oil tankers with larger loads to operate. (Canadian Press)
Storied WA state park in central Puget Sound at a crossroads
Boaters, recreationists agitating for improved access to expensive-to-maintain Blake Island Marine State Park. Tom Banse reports. (Washington State Standard)
Democracy Watch
- In deep red Idaho, support for ballot question on abortion access is spread across party lines (Washington State Standard)
- Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process (AP)
- U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers (NY Times)
- New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concerns (AP)
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MON W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
MON W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
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