7/24 Bamboo, Intalco penalty, hydrogen-powered ferry, Capitol Lake, hot planet, Skagit sockeye, indigenous aquaculture summit

Bamboo

 
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)

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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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