6/23 Quaking aspen, at war, greenhouse gas, dangerous heat, BC pipeline, Dungeness crabs, BC ostriches, bomb cyclone, logins leaked, democracy watch

Quaking aspen

Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides
In wetland areas, mature quaking aspens respond well to beavers that chop them down. Afterward, the trees are able to send up suckers, or spread rhizomatously (by spreading sending out shoots nearby), looking more like a shrub than a tree. The trees not only feed beavers, but the flowers feed pollinators and the foliage makes good browse for bear, deer, and elk. It also provides habitat for many birds and small mammals. This tree contains compounds, salicylates that help with anti-inflammatory purposes. Native tribes used to drink a tea of the bark, or use a poultice to apply to sore joints or cuts. (UW Bothell) https://www.uwb.edu/wetland/plants/populus-tremuloides

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The US inserts itself into Israel’s war against Iran and claims ‘severe damage’ at nuclear sites
The United States inserted itself into Israel’s war against Iran by dropping 30,000-pound bombs on a uranium enrichment site early Sunday, raising urgent questions about what remains of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. David Rising, Jon Gambrell, Farnoush Amiri and American Madhani report. (Associate Press)

Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come
Humans are on track to release so much greenhouse gas in less than three years that a key threshold for limiting global warming will be nearly unavoidable, according to a study to be released Thursday. The report predicts that society will have emitted enough carbon dioxide by early 2028 that crossing an important long-term temperature boundary will be more likely than not. Seth Borenstein reports. (Associated Press)

Eastern half of U.S. braces for more long days of dangerous heat
Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and East braced Sunday for another sweltering day of dangerously hot temperatures as a rare June heat wave continued to grip parts of the U.S. Most of the northeastern quadrant of the country from Minnesota to Maine was under some type of heat advisory Sunday. So were parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi. (Todd Richmond/AP)

B.C. Premier Eby says he's not opposed to privately-backed oil pipeline to north coast
As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a crude oil pipeline to British Columbia's north coast, B.C. Premier David Eby says he's not simply saying no. Instead, Eby said he's against the public funding of such a pipeline. Lauren Vanderdeen reports.(CBC)

Researchers aim to fill data gaps about Dungeness crab amid concerns of declining population
Lauren Krzus, a research technician at the Hakai Institute, says they're hearing anecdotally that Dungeness crab stocks are declining, and says climate change is poised to further impact them.  Dungeness Crab light trapping project aims to fill knowledge gaps about larvae. Santana Dreaver reports. (CBC)

B.C. ostriches granted stay of cull pending review
The owners of Universal Ostrich Farm in B.C. have been fighting an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull their flock. The farm’s owners have argued the animals have developed herd immunity against avian flu and are valuable to science. The inspection agency has said the type of avian flu infection at the farm is a mutation not seen elsewhere in Canada. It remains firm about the need to cull the herd. Ashley Joannou and Darryl Greer report. (Canadian Press)

For a second time, FEMA rejects WA request for bomb cyclone disaster aid
Washington won’t receive federal aid to cover tens of millions of dollars in damage to public property caused by last fall’s bomb cyclone. The Trump administration denied the state’s request for federal disaster relief in April. Washington filed an appeal, but the administration rejected it Thursday. No reasons are given. Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)

Billions of login credentials from Google, Facebook and other sites have been leaked, report says
Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day. (Associated Press)

Democracy Watch

• Trump ignites debate on presidential authority with Iran strikes (AP)
  
• Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts (AP)
  
• Judge halts Trump order tying state transportation grants to immigration actions (Washington State Standard)
  
• Supreme Court Rules Fuel Producers Can Challenge California’s Limits on Car Emissions (NY Times)
  

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  233 AM PDT Mon Jun 23 2025    
TODAY  W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Seas  3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds.

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