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Water striders Gerridae
The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera,
commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters,
water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, water gliders, water
skimmers or puddle flies. They are true bugs of the suborder Heteroptera
and have mouthparts evolved for piercing and sucking. (Wikipedia)
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Trump’s EPA plans to end a key climate pollution regulation
On Thursday, the Trump administration will rescind the central
scientific finding that underpins much of the nation’s climate
pollution rules, its most aggressive action yet to halt
initiatives that address planetary warming. The 2009
Environmental Protection Agency endangerment finding was a
determination that pollutants from developing and burning fossil
fuels, such as methane and carbon dioxide, can be regulated
under the Clean Air Act. The EPA now argues that the Clean Air
Act does not give it the legal authority to regulate greenhouse
gases. Jeff Brady and Camila Domonoske report. (NPR)
Washington and other Democratic-led states drop lawsuit
against Arctic refuge oil drilling in Alaska
Fifteen Democratic-led states have dropped a six-year-old
lawsuit challenging the legality of a federal plan that allowed
oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The states are dropping their case
but said they will continue their opposition to ANWR drilling. (Washington
State Standard)
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latest key deadline in the state Legislature. Monday was the
cutoff for bills involving money to pass through fiscal
committees. Jake Goldstein-Street reports. (Washington
State Standard)
Democracy Watch
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THU SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.
THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
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