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Bamboo Phyllostachys vivax
Phyllostachys vivaxis the fastest growing timber bamboo for height and cane diameter. It’s well suited to Seattle and Puget Sound weather, producing large canes by early summer. Vivax is a top contender for 2nd and 3rd story/ above fence line privacy. (Bamboo Collective)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Homeless in heartbreak and love
Intalco Aluminum agrees to $5.25 million penalty for hazardous pollution violations at Ferndale
Intalco Aluminum, the company that operated the shuttered aluminum
smelter in Ferndale, has agreed to pay $5.25 million as part of a
settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The settlement
stems from Clean Air Act violations discovered during a 2019 EPA
inspection of the site that revealed “a significant number of instances
from 2017 to 2020 when the facility failed to maintain and operate air
pollution control systems and exceeded emission limits,” according to an
EPA news release issued Tuesday. Robert Mittendorf reports. (Bellingham Herald)
The world’s first fully hydrogen-powered ferry just launched. It was built in Bellingham
Bellingham-based boat manufacturers All American Marine has built for
San Francisco Bay Ferry the "Sea Change," billed as the “world’s first
commercial passenger ferry powered 100% by zero-emission hydrogen fuel
cells.” Daniel Schrager reports. (Bellingham Herald)
What lies beneath Capitol Lake? Estuary work to find answer
Plans to restore Capitol Lake to its natural state as the Deschutes
River estuary are moving forward. This week, those who visit downtown
will be able to see the lake at its lowest levels and what’s been lying
beneath the waters for years. The Washington State Department of
Enterprise Services is temporarily lowering the lake levels to gather
data for the design of the future restored Deschutes Estuary, according
to a news release from the department. Ty Vinson reports. (The Olympian)
Planet Sets Record for Hottest Day Twice in a Row
Researchers with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service
said Sunday was Earth’s hottest day. Then it happened again on Monday.
Derrick Bryson Taylor reports. (NY Times)
Sockeye salmon season extended on Skagit River
Anglers can continue to cast for sockeye salmon on the Skagit River
after the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has again extended the
season. The sockeye fishery on the Skagit River from the West Mount
Vernon Bridge to the Dalles Bridge in Concrete now runs through July 31.
Vince Richardson reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)
Pacific Northwest Indigenous Aquaculture Summit to be Held in August
The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation, in partnership
with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, will host the first Pacific
Northwest Indigenous Aquaculture Summit on August 26, 27, and 28th, 2024
at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s 7 Cedars Resort on the Olympic
Peninsula of Washington State. ((Perishable News)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
209 AM PDT Wed Jul 24 2024
TODAY
SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
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