8/31 Boston ivy, La Nina, wetlands rule, BC power projects, rising heat, climate and health, Fairy Cr protest, Capitol Lake, lost wilderness

 

Boston ivy

Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Boston ivy is a flowering plant in the grape family native to eastern Asia in Korea, Japan, and northern and eastern China. Although unrelated to true ivy, it is commonly known as Boston ivy, grape ivy and Japanese ivy, and also as Japanese creeper, and by the name woodbine. (Wikipedia)

Forecasters eye La Niña for what fall, winter weather seasons could bring
Although long-range forecasts are subject to change, climate experts are expecting a cooler- and wetter-than-normal season, which could bring good ski conditions. "Even though we’re going into a La Niña, it is forecast to be a weak La Niña," said Dr. Robert Conrick, a meteorologist and post-doc weather researcher at the University of Washington. Abby Acone reports. (KOMO)

Federal judge throws out Trump administration rule allowing the draining and filling of streams, marshes and wetlands
A federal judge on Monday threw out a major Trump administration rule scaling back federal protections for streams, marshes and wetlands across the U.S., reversing one of the previous administration’s most significant environmental rollbacks. Dino Grandoni and Brady Dennis report. (Washington Post)

BC Is Blocking Needed First Nations Power Projects, Says Report
Renewable energy projects run by First Nations could help B.C. power through the climate crisis, but government roadblocks threaten their participation, says a recent report from the Pembina Institute and the New Relationship Trust. Zoe Yunker reports. (The Tyee)

A deadly message for a region unprepared for earth’s rising temperatures
This summer as a heat dome engulfed the Pacific Northwest at least 138 people died in Washington state. KNKX sought to learn more about those who lost their lives, at least in part, because of the heat wave in those final days in June, which experts say would not have happened without climate change. With the help of the Washington state Department of Health and by filing multiple public records requests for death certificates, KNKX compiled a list of all those in King and Pierce counties whom authorities identified and whose death listed heat as a contributing factor. Lilly Ann Fowlet and Bellamy Pailthorp report. (KNKX)

Biden Opens New Federal Office for Climate Change, Health and Equity
The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, which the administration announced on Monday, will be the first federal program aimed specifically at understanding how planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels also affect human health. It will fall under the Department of Health and Human Services. Lisa Friedman reports. (NY Times)

Fairy Creek activists say RCMP more aggressive when no observers present, question police accountability
Police denied journalists vehicle access to Fairy Creek blockades last week; told them to walk 7 kilometres. Adam van der Zwan reports. (CBC)

What’s next after 800 comment on future of Capitol Lake?
State staff are reviewing and analyzing more than 800 comments the state Department of Enterprise Services received on the draft environmental impact statement on the options for the future of Capitol Lake in Olympia. All draft EIS comments received during the 62-day comment period that ended Sunday will be published on the project website by early October, DES said in a Monday news release. The final EIS will include a comment response summary that documents comments and how they were addressed. The final EIS is expected in 2022 and will identify a preferred alternative for long-term management of the man-made lake and the mouth of the Deschutes River, according to DES.  (The Olympian)

Covering climate change means watching the Washington you love fade away
A reporter reflects on the disappearing hallmarks of the region’s natural spaces. Hannah Weinberger writes. (Crosscut)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  237 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021
TODAY  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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