8/26 Sand verbena, dam benefits, 'forever chemicals,' BC environmental infractions, national monuments, week in review

Sand verbena [Sound Water Stewards]

 
Sand verbena Abronia latifloria
A native species in the Pacific Northwest, yellow sand verbena belongs to the four o’clock family. Its range extends from Southern California to the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia. This plant is found in dunes and other sandy beach areas where it forms low lying mats to 3 feet across. It often has sand adhered to its stems and leaves. The clustered flower heads reach a diameter of 2-½ inches and bloom from May to September. (Sound Water Stewards)

Report: Benefits of dams must be replaced before breaching
The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the Snake River must be replaced before the dams can be breached to save endangered salmon runs, according to a final report issued Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. (Associated Press)

EPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is designating some toxic industrial compounds used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law. The designation means that releases of long-lasting chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that meet or exceed a certain quantity would have to be reported to federal, state or tribal officials. Matthew Daly reports. (Associated Press)

Pattullo Bridge, Coastal GasLink rack up environmental infractions
Inspections by the Environmental Assessment Office turn up problems with reporting, fish habitat protection and sediment control. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)

The fraught political battle over national monuments
The National Park System oversees more than 400 sites across the United States. These sites range from national parks to national forests, historical sites, and recreation areas. But the most fraught conflicts over our public lands often involve national monuments, which range from remote marine sanctuaries to millions of acres of red rock desert — all designated with a presidential signature. Libby Denkmann and Alec Cowan report. (KUOW)

Coastal habitat spatial data report
The Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership has released the "State of the Knowledge of U.S. West Coast Nearshore Habitat Use by Fish Assemblages and Select Invertebrates" report  and data products. (PMEP)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 8/26/22: Dog Day!, climate law, Clean Fuel Standard, Columbia salmon, gas pipe expansion, Fraser sockeye, fish passage work, WA EVs, Columbia R dams

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  251 AM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  SATURDAY MORNING   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy  drizzle and fog. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
SAT  W wind 5 to 15 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 ft or less. NW swell 8 ft at 8 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after midnight. NW  swell 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
SUN  Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. NW swell 5 ft at  8 seconds.

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