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Blackcap Raspberry Rubus leucodermis
Rubus is a large genus with between 400 and 750 species. In the Pacific Northwest, the three most important native species are Blackcap Raspberry, Salmonberry, and Thimbleberry. There are several smaller species, as well. Two of our worst nonnative invaders belong to this genus, Himalayan Blackberry, R. armeniacus (R. discolor), and Evergreen or Cutleaf Blackberry, R. laciniatus. (Native Plants of the PNW)
Today's top story in Salish Current: We must save our school libraries at all costs
EPA is cleaning up hazardous waste at Cosmopolis' defunct pulp mill
A defunct pulp mill near the coastal Washington city of Aberdeen is now in the hands of the Environmental Protection Agency. Earlier this month, EPA personnel began to clean up Cosmo Specialty Fibers, which sits on the south bank of a bend in the Chehalis River in Cosmopolis. Bellamy Paithorp reports. (KNKX)
Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emission rules, study says
The Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emissions standards this year, making errors in how it accounted for fuel savings, the price of technology and mileage, according to a new study by a group of economists. Alexa St. John reports. (Associated Press)
A defunct pulp mill near the coastal Washington city of Aberdeen is now in the hands of the Environmental Protection Agency. Earlier this month, EPA personnel began to clean up Cosmo Specialty Fibers, which sits on the south bank of a bend in the Chehalis River in Cosmopolis. Bellamy Paithorp reports. (KNKX)
Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emission rules, study says
The Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emissions standards this year, making errors in how it accounted for fuel savings, the price of technology and mileage, according to a new study by a group of economists. Alexa St. John reports. (Associated Press)
Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
President Trump is escalating his ongoing dispute with Canada over tariffs with a new executive order renaming Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada, to Lake America. The order, which Trump signed Thursday, directs the federal government to rename the smallest of the great lakes "effective immediately." However, the order also outlines administrative steps that must occur first. He made a similar move last year renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Deepa Shivaram reports. (NPR)
Cause of death released for whale found in Port of Tacoma
Officials confirmed the dead whale found on a bow of a ship in the Port of Tacoma Monday morning was a 67-foot-long adult female fin whale that was alive when struck by a vessel. Becca Most reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)
How 50% U.S. tariffs will impact the average British Columbian
B.C. is among the provinces most exposed to the new tariffs, as the newly-tariffed items represent more than 13 per cent of the province's total exports to the U.S., a rate higher than any other province. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)
Democracy Watch
President Trump is escalating his ongoing dispute with Canada over tariffs with a new executive order renaming Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada, to Lake America. The order, which Trump signed Thursday, directs the federal government to rename the smallest of the great lakes "effective immediately." However, the order also outlines administrative steps that must occur first. He made a similar move last year renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Deepa Shivaram reports. (NPR)
Cause of death released for whale found in Port of Tacoma
Officials confirmed the dead whale found on a bow of a ship in the Port of Tacoma Monday morning was a 67-foot-long adult female fin whale that was alive when struck by a vessel. Becca Most reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)
How 50% U.S. tariffs will impact the average British Columbian
B.C. is among the provinces most exposed to the new tariffs, as the newly-tariffed items represent more than 13 per cent of the province's total exports to the U.S., a rate higher than any other province. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)
Democracy Watch
- ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks (AP)
- Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firings (AP)
- Postal Service pushes ahead on Trump order limiting vote-by-mail (Washington State Standard)
Salish Sea News Week in Review 8/28/26: Wildfires, hot Earth, climate catastrophe, TM pipe, shellfish testing, BC hatcheries, Longview tank, Berg Glacier.
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 303 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 303 AM PDT Fri Aug 28 2026
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain early this afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.
SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
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