6/21 Plankton, old-growth plan, BC aquaculture, river dams damage, beavers, PFAS limits, Everett Herald layoffs, week in review

Plankton

 

Plankton
Sheldon J. Plankton, more commonly known only as Plankton, is a green planktonic copepod who is Mr. Krabs' business rival. He runs an unsuccessful restaurant called the Chum Bucket alongside Karen, a waterproof supercomputer who is his sidekick and wife. (SpongeBobia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: A matter of taste: pushing boundaries at the Lincoln

Old-growth forest plan offers protections, but no ban on cutting
Old trees are back in the spotlight with the release of a U.S. Forest Service plan to preserve old-growth forests. The plan follows a directive by President Joe Biden in April 2022 to protect mature and old-growth forests on national forestlands in an attempt to protect biodiversity and help fight climate change. Lynda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)

Federal minister wants B.C. to be model for global aquaculture
Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier says the country's "strict rules" on banning open-net salmon farming are necessary since the goal is to make British Columbia "a model" in global aquaculture. (Canadian Press)  See: William Shatner dives into salmon farm debate with profanity-laden campaign Canadian actor William Shatner is wading into the debate over open-pen salmon farming in British Columbia, saying it's time to stop being polite in an F-word-filled video that calls for an end to the ocean farms. (Canadian Press)

Feds acknowledge dams devastated NW tribes and fish stocks
A Department of Interior report marks the first time the government has detailed the harm caused by 11 dams in the Snake and Columbia river basins. Alex Baumhardt reports. (Washington State Standard)

How beavers are helping and harming salmon restoration in WA
The hungry behavior is adding wrinkles to King County’s plans to restore salmon habitat. The beavers, which ultimately help salmon in a balanced ecosystem, are eating so much that they are undoing some of the costly work it takes to bring salmon back to these wetlands in greater numbers. Lynda Mapes and Paulo Villalobos Saborío report. (Seattle Times)

The EPA's new limits on PFAS in drinking water face legal challenges
Water utilities and chemical companies are challenging a recent rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that limits some PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. At least three lawsuits against the rule were filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit this month, ahead of a June 10 deadline for submitting such challenges. The Safe Water Drinking Act, requires parties challenging a regulation to file a petition within 45 days of its publication in the Federal Register.  Pien Huang reports. (NPR)

Everett Herald’s new owner appears to censor story about layoffs
The company that recently bought Snohomish County’s largest newspaper, the Everett Herald, told its newsroom Wednesday that about half of them would be laid off. Then a story that staff wrote about the layoffs disappeared from the website. The story was replaced Thursday afternoon with a version that appears friendlier to the newspaper’s new ownership, Mississippi-based Carpenter Media Group. Scott Greenstone reports. (KUOW)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 6/21/24: Indigenous People's Friday, 'Big One,' BNSF trespass, log booms, kelp forests, sewage plant cost, 'war in the woods,' NW Strait Commission, BC fish farm ban.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  250 AM PDT Fri Jun 21 2024    
TODAY  NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this  afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.  
SAT  NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. A chance of  showers in the afternoon.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with patchy drizzle.  
SUN  SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at  11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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