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| Leucoagaricus leucothites [Adolph Ceska] |
Leucoagaricus leucothites
Known as white dapperling, ma'am on motorcycle, smooth parasol,
woman-on-motorcycle, it is a widespread mushroom that occurs mostly in
grassy areas, gardens, and other human-influenced habitats, but also
occasionally in forests. (Burke Herbarium)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Shearwaters visit Salish Sea in record numbers
Washington set to receive federal aid amid record flooding
President Donald Trump approved the state's request for help with
recovery efforts on Friday, two days after it was submitted by Gov. Bob
Ferguson. The approval means the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or
FEMA, will help the state pay for infrastructure repairs, evacuations
and setting up shelters. Freddy Monares reports. (KNKX)
B.C.’s failure to fund flood response ‘troublesome’ as atmospheric river strikes again
Rising waters closed highways and forced evacuations, prompting
fresh criticism that the province has been too slow to invest in flood
defences despite repeated warnings since 2021. Ainslie Cruickshank
reports. (The Narwhal)
How a U.S. river swelled catastrophic floods in B.C. — and why little can be done to stop it happening again
Two years ago, what would soon become a historic atmospheric river made
landfall in B.C. as nearly a month's worth of rain pounded down on the
province in less than 48 hours. What ultimately put the prairie
underwater wasn't just the rain falling from the sky, but floodwaters
from the Nooksack River in Washington state. Michelle Ghoussoub reports.
(CBC)
Environmental groups say permitting bill passed by US House guts clean water protections
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass a bill
that Republicans say would reform the Clean Water Act and cut through
regulatory burdens. The Act would redefine “navigable waters” – a term
key to defining the waters that are protected by the Clean Water Act –
and exclude waste treatment systems, streams that flow only in direct
response to precipitation, prior converted cropland, groundwater and
other features decided on by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Cami
Koons reports. (Washington State Standard)
Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies
President Donald Trump’s administration has delayed a decision on
whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies
indefinitely despite years of warnings from conservationists that
populations are shrinking. But the Trump administration quietly listed
the effort as a “long-term action” that will not come within the year
after announcement of the listing in September. Todd Richmond reports. (Associated Press)
Crews rescue entangled sea lion in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Bay
A female sea lion, later named Stl’eluqum by the Cowichan Tribes,
was freed from a severe neck entanglement near Cowichan Bay off of
Vancouver Island’s east coast after being first sighted on Nov.7. Claire
Palmer reports. (CBC)
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration approval for Arctic Alaska oil exploration plan
Environmental and Native organizations on Thursday sued the Trump
administration to try to overturn last month’s approval of an expansive
oil-exploration program on the North Slope. Yereth Rosen reports. (Washington State Standard)
Mercury Rising
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of
adaptation. Then they started getting sick. Gennaro Tomma reports. (bioGraphic)
Democracy Watch
Government Can Withhold Funds From Planned Parenthood, Appeals Court Rules (NY Times)
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MON S wind 30 to 35 kt, veering to W 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Showers in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
MON NIGHT SW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.
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