1/30 Mickey Mouse, Quatsino First Nation, EPA climate, commercial huckleberry ban, dead corals, 'Streets of Minneapolis,' democracy watch, week in review

 

Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white gloves. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Community Voices / Local levies can’t keep covering for the state’s broken school funding system

‘It is possible’: this tiny First Nation’s big renewable energy strategy
 On the tip of Vancouver Island, the sun, wind and tides will power Quatsino First Nation into the future. Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood reports. (The Narwhal) 

Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court
Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of the agency’s “endangerment finding” over concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge. Jake Spring reports.(Washington Post) 

Why the Forest Service is examining its ban on commercial huckleberry picking
Commercial harvesting was eliminated for 2025. Nine months after announcing a moratorium on commercial huckleberry harvesting, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest wants to gauge public sentiment regarding how well the 2025 ban worked. Steve Lundeberg reports. (Columbia Insight) 

The Curse of Dead Corals
When heat waves bleach reefs, do dead coral skeletons help or hinder recovery? Andrew Chapman reports. (bioGraphic) 

Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ 
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. The song memorializes the lives of Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by federal agents this month. (NPR) 

Democracy Watch
RFK Jr. picks promoters of debunked vaccine-autism claims for key panel (Washington Post) 

Salish Sea News Week in Review 1/30/26: Last concert, WA natural gas initiative, Critical Distance, 400-year old oak, North Coast electrification, Paris Climate Agreement, Goldendale energy storage, logging exemption, 'Streets of Minneapolis.' 

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Here's your weekend tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  210 PM PST Thu Jan 29 2026    
FRI  SE wind 15 to 25 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas  5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at  12 seconds. Rain.  
FRI NIGHT  E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and W  6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.  
SAT  E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at  4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. SAT NIGHT  SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E  3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in  the evening, then rain after midnight.  
SUN  S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft  at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.  
SUN NIGHT  S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W  7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.

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