6/28 Golden eagle, Home Depot hydrofluorocarbons, daytime anchorage, paper mill layoffs, week in review

Golden Eagle [WDFW]

 

Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Golden eagles have a broad distribution throughout the mountainous areas of the state, especially in eastern Washington. Outside of Washington, golden eagles breed over much of the west from Alaska to northern Mexico and east into the Atlantic Provinces. The population size of golden eagles in Washington is low. This species is of concern due to declines in the distribution and abundance of its primary prey species, jackrabbits and ground squirrels. Across its range, additional mortality factors include continued exposure to lead in the environment and collisions at wind energy facilities. (WDFW)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Tribes seek to turn the tide on ocean acidity

WA fines Home Depot $1.6M for selling hydrofluorocarbon products
The state has fined The Home Depot $1.6 million for selling illegal hydrofluorocarbon products after two years of trying to get the corporation to comply with the law, the state Ecology Department announced Thursday. John Stang reports. (CascadePBS)

Daytime anchorage now permanent for ships in Gulf Islands
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has announced that a pilot program to prevent freighters from arriving and departing at night in the Southern Gulf Islands has been made permanent. Residents had complained that when ships drop anchor in the middle of the night the noise is so loud that "it makes you jump out of bed." Tiffany Crawford reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Mass layoffs planned at McKinley paper mill
Nearly 200 workers at the McKinley Paper Mill in Port Angeles will lose their jobs Aug. 25, according to an email sent to employees this week. In the email, McKinley Paper Company Operations Director Issac Rosas said an “indefinite mass layoff affecting approximately 193 employees” will begin Aug. 25. Peter Segall reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 6/28/24: Food truck Friday, BC PFAS, salmon farm die-offs, log booms, WA wolves, Great Bear marine system, downwind pollution, Aleutian Isle fine, AK salmon season, Home Depot hydrofluorocarbons.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  306 AM PDT Fri Jun 28 2024    
TODAY  W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW late. Seas around  3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after  midnight. Seas around 3 ft in the evening, then around 2 ft or  less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.  
SAT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.  
SUN  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at  11 seconds.

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