4/10 Jelly fungi, Tacoma wastewater, F&W Commission, whales, legal aid, ICE vision, first 100 days

 

Jelly fungi

Jelly fungi Tremella cf. fuciformis
Jelly fungi are a paraphyletic group of several heterobasidiomycete fungal orders from different classes of the subphylum Agaricomycotina: Tremellales, Dacrymycetales, Auriculariales and Sebacinales. Wikipedia

Today's top story in Salish Current: Circus returns! gravity-defying acts, toe-tapping tunes / My bromance with Elon and my Tesla

Has a Tacoma wastewater plant threatened this endangered species?
Two environmental groups say they plan to sue Tacoma  for allegedly discharging toxic materials from the city’s Central Wastewater Treatment Plant that are poisoning Puget Sound chinook salmon — a federally protected species. The organizations, Northwest Environmental Advocates and the Center for Biological Diversity, alleged that the city is violating the Endangered Species Act by discharging “contaminants of emerging concern” to the Puyallup River estuary and Commencement Bay from its Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. Shea Johnson reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Hunters, anglers, tribes see win in Ferguson’s Fish & Wildlife picks
Wildlife advocates are not happy about the governor’s selections, which follow his removal of a commissioner they favored. Bill Lucia reports.(Washington State Standard)

Welcome the Whales
Orca Network presents the Festival & Parade in Langley on April 12. The costume making party kicks off at 11 a.m. at the Langley United Methodist Church. Staging will begin at 1:30 PM at the Whidbey Center for the Arts parking lot at 6th and Camano. (Orca Network)

A humanitarian crisis’: Legal aid for unaccompanied minors slashed in Washington state
A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid for migrant children who are in the United States without a parent or guardian...The Trump administration terminated a $200 million contract with Acacia Center for Justice, a national network that provides legal representation to immigrants at risk of deportation.  Reneé Diaz reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)

ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’
Trump immigration officials tout expanding the Alien Enemies Act while courting private contractors for mass removals. Jerod MacDonald-Evoy reports. (AZ Mirror)

The First 100 Days

• REI says it was a 'mistake' to endorse Trump interior secretary (KNKX)
  
• Joe Kent defends Signal chat, repeats Jan. 6 conspiracy at Senate hearing (Seattle Times)
  
• In Washington, a Rural County Sheriff Fights His State’s Immigration Law (NY Times)
  
• Trump Signs Orders Punishing Those Who Opposed His 2020 Election Lies (NY Times)
  
• Trump Threatens Climate Policies in the States (NY Times)
  
• FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations (Associated Press)
  
• Social Security abandons DOGE-led phone service cuts amid chaos, backlash (Washington Post)
  

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  310 AM PDT Thu Apr 10 2025    
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas  4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10  seconds. A chance of showers early this morning, then showers late  this morning and afternoon.  
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6  ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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