Environment Archives - Page 6 of 75

Barcelona uses its tourist tax to tackle the effects of climate change

By News Source|2025-01-11T13:39:03-08:00January 12th, 2025|1 Comment

La Niña has officially arrived. Here’s what that means for western Washington

By News Source|2025-01-11T15:55:10-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

2025 Marine Naturalist Training Program Opens Registration

By Community|2025-01-11T13:07:08-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

It’s tick time again

By Community|2025-01-11T12:38:41-08:00January 11th, 2025|Comments Off

Health experts rally for ‘call to arms’ to protect children from toxic chemicals

By News Source|2025-01-10T15:15:40-08:00January 10th, 2025|3 Comments

‘The Santa Anas’ by Joan Didion

By News Source|2025-01-10T12:49:31-08:00January 10th, 2025|4 Comments

Washington State bans net-pen aquaculture

By News Source|2025-01-08T18:39:29-08:00January 9th, 2025|Comments Off

Why local power generation is important | Part 1 of 3

By Community|2025-01-08T14:02:04-08:00January 8th, 2025|13 Comments

Gas pains

By Lin McNulty|2025-01-07T14:25:02-08:00January 7th, 2025|4 Comments

New year brings new vessel distance regulations for Southern Resident Killer Whales

By Community|2025-01-07T11:20:37-08:00January 7th, 2025|Comments Off

New public zone map aims to enhance accuracy of weather warnings in western Washington

By News Source|2025-01-07T11:10:15-08:00January 7th, 2025|Comments Off

Community Meeting Reminder: Bayhead Creek culvert repair project on Killebrew Lake Rd.

By Community|2025-01-06T12:36:54-08:00January 6th, 2025|3 Comments

Renewables won’t save us from climate catastrophe, experts warn; what will?

By News Source|2025-01-05T15:38:13-08:00January 5th, 2025|3 Comments

Early bird registration now open for 2025 San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit

By Community|2025-01-03T11:27:08-08:00January 3rd, 2025|Comments Off

Tahlequah mourns loss of another calf as Center for Whale Research confirms death of J61

By News Source|2025-01-02T14:32:56-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Garden Club to present ‘Where Have All the Insects Gone?’

By Community|2025-01-02T14:07:51-08:00January 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Researchers believe mother orca known for grieving 2018 newborn’s death has lost another calf

By News Source|2025-01-01T11:28:42-08:00January 1st, 2025|1 Comment

Proposed ferry speed limits to protect whales ‘devastating’ to Nantucket economy

By News Source|2024-12-30T13:36:06-08:00December 30th, 2024|2 Comments

Guest Opinion | A wish for my community in 2025

By Community|2024-12-29T13:49:28-08:00December 29th, 2024|37 Comments

These undersea tunnels connect remote islands halfway between Iceland and Scotland

By News Source|2024-12-27T11:28:35-08:00December 27th, 2024|12 Comments

Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast

By News Source|2024-12-25T20:43:07-08:00December 26th, 2024|Comments Off

High wind watch for Christmas

By News Source|2024-12-26T10:40:00-08:00December 24th, 2024|Comments Off

J Pod brings us tidings of great joy for Christmas

By News Source|2024-12-23T20:27:29-08:00December 24th, 2024|1 Comment

Some whales may live nearly twice as long as believed—if we let them

By News Source|2024-12-23T11:34:26-08:00December 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and hungry otters

By News Source|2024-12-22T13:12:42-08:00December 22nd, 2024|3 Comments

Bird flu kills Olympic Peninsula cougars in WA

By News Source|2024-12-20T14:04:52-08:00December 20th, 2024|Comments Off

China overtakes US in captive orca numbers

By News Source|2024-12-19T18:07:46-08:00December 20th, 2024|1 Comment

Orcas Island Garden Club prepares to accept grant applications from community

By Community|2024-12-19T14:07:00-08:00December 19th, 2024|Comments Off

SJC Parks and Fair announces new camping software; delaying reservation availability

By Community|2024-12-19T12:13:40-08:00December 19th, 2024|Comments Off

‘Murder Hornet’ has been eradicated from the U.S., officials say

By News Source|2024-12-18T14:42:08-08:00December 18th, 2024|Comments Off

County to accept salmon recovery project proposals through January

By Community|2024-12-18T14:40:58-08:00December 18th, 2024|Comments Off

Shoreline Workshop for Local Contractors

By Community|2024-12-17T12:49:53-08:00December 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Optimistic gardeners

By Community|2024-12-17T12:27:19-08:00December 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Wind, again

By News Source|2024-12-18T10:09:15-08:00December 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Poetry | ‘Twas December on Orcas

By Community|2024-12-16T15:49:21-08:00December 16th, 2024|2 Comments

2024 Bullitt Prize winners weave culture and conservation together for environmental justice

By News Source|2024-12-15T11:11:52-08:00December 15th, 2024|Comments Off

First Sounder gray whale of season spotted in Salish Sea, continues early arrival trend

By News Source|2024-12-15T10:40:57-08:00December 15th, 2024|Comments Off

Victory! Europe’s largest marine prison will finally close In January 2025

By News Source|2024-12-14T15:34:43-08:00December 14th, 2024|Comments Off

Wind, coastal flooding in forecast for tonight / tomorrow

By News Source|2024-12-13T15:36:36-08:00December 13th, 2024|Comments Off

OPALCO Board passes 2025 budget and rates

By Community|2024-12-13T12:53:02-08:00December 13th, 2024|3 Comments

Washington State poised to set precedent as first government in the world to successfully remove and permanently ban commercial net pen aquaculture

By News Source|2024-12-13T12:27:30-08:00December 13th, 2024|2 Comments

SJC postpones OPALCO’s hearing for proposed Bailer Hill solar project in favor of additional info

By Community|2024-12-11T15:01:49-08:00December 11th, 2024|Comments Off

‘It’s nonstop’: How noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales

By News Source|2024-12-11T13:31:54-08:00December 11th, 2024|Comments Off

Councilmember Fuller publishes statement regarding Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District Agreement

By Community|2024-12-07T14:28:10-08:00December 7th, 2024|2 Comments

Limited regulatory changes could drastically decrease collisions between ships and whales, UW study finds

By News Source|2024-12-07T14:05:29-08:00December 7th, 2024|6 Comments

Struggling Rosario Resort looks to hotel experts, searches for cash

By News Source|2024-12-07T13:37:59-08:00December 7th, 2024|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | County attempting to take over Lopez dump

By Community|2024-12-04T21:24:56-08:00December 5th, 2024|1 Comment

Remembering the lost giants

By News Source|2024-12-04T12:02:32-08:00December 4th, 2024|Comments Off

Intro to oil spill science course

By Community|2024-12-01T12:59:41-08:00December 1st, 2024|Comments Off

Orcas have a killer technique to hunt biggest fish in the ocean

By News Source|2024-11-30T17:26:36-08:00December 1st, 2024|1 Comment

‘We’ve become an amusement park’: the Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism

By News Source|2024-11-30T13:01:06-08:00November 30th, 2024|42 Comments

Happy Holidays from The Exchange

By Community|2024-11-29T13:14:16-08:00November 29th, 2024|Comments Off

Wearing a salmon on your head is back in fashion for orcas, after a 37-year break

By News Source|2024-11-28T11:00:00-08:00November 29th, 2024|Comments Off

County to begin sidewalk repairs in Eastsound on December 2

By Community|2024-11-26T11:30:34-08:00November 26th, 2024|Comments Off

Gardens in Glass | Craft a terrarium for the holidays

By Community|2024-11-25T12:32:06-08:00November 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Some trashy news from Lopez Island

By Community|2024-11-25T14:49:26-08:00November 25th, 2024|Comments Off

A whale of a time: OCS students explore the wonders of marine life at Whale Museum

By Community|2024-11-25T11:41:00-08:00November 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Island Ways | Angst, anger over latest offshore wind project

By News Source|2024-11-23T16:38:06-08:00November 24th, 2024|11 Comments

First successful test of wild minke whales reveals they have ultrasonic hearing

By News Source|2024-11-23T16:37:27-08:00November 24th, 2024|2 Comments

Avian flu is back

By Community|2024-11-23T12:31:34-08:00November 23rd, 2024|Comments Off

Another wind advisory in effect until Saturday morning

By News Source|2024-11-22T11:16:58-08:00November 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Expert: ‘Bomb Cyclone’ pounding the US will be strong and unpredictable

By Lin McNulty|2024-11-21T18:37:47-08:00November 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

High winds may impact ferry service Friday, Nov. 22

By News Source|2024-11-21T12:47:42-08:00November 21st, 2024|Comments Off

USDA shows interest in recent Garden Club presenter’s findings

By Community|2024-11-19T11:17:55-08:00November 19th, 2024|1 Comment

Bomb Cyclone on its way tomorrow

By News Source|2024-11-20T12:08:09-08:00November 18th, 2024|Comments Off

Salmon return to lay eggs in habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

By News Source|2024-11-18T13:13:44-08:00November 18th, 2024|Comments Off

OPALCO explores tidal energy pilot project

By Community|2024-11-16T12:07:05-08:00November 16th, 2024|12 Comments

Wind advisory issued

By News Source|2024-11-17T12:03:05-08:00November 16th, 2024|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report | Paper receipts will now be bisphenol-free

By Community|2024-11-14T16:04:06-08:00November 15th, 2024|Comments Off

Voters give a big Yes on Land Bank renewal

By Community|2024-11-14T12:09:43-08:00November 14th, 2024|Comments Off

Join the Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC)

By Community|2024-11-13T11:04:52-08:00November 13th, 2024|2 Comments

Orcas Garden Club: Welcome to November

By Community|2024-11-12T12:22:39-08:00November 12th, 2024|Comments Off

Land Bank Meeting

By Community|2024-11-12T12:14:09-08:00November 12th, 2024|Comments Off

Wind advisory | Tuesday through Wednesday

By News Source|2024-11-13T11:06:04-08:00November 11th, 2024|Comments Off

Proposition 1 | Conservation Area real estate excise tax extended to 2038

By Community|2024-11-08T11:47:20-08:00November 8th, 2024|Comments Off

Southern residents lose two killer whales in blow to population

By News Source|2024-11-08T10:56:09-08:00November 8th, 2024|Comments Off

How has extreme weather impacted you?

By News Source|2024-11-07T10:29:24-08:00November 7th, 2024|Comments Off

Penn Cove Orcas make their first return to the site of brutal 1970 killings

By News Source|2024-11-06T12:13:30-08:00November 6th, 2024|Comments Off

High winds forecast for 4am to 2pm Monday

By News Source|2024-11-04T13:05:09-08:00November 3rd, 2024|Comments Off

Garden Club presentation native bees, hoverflies in our gardens

By Community|2024-10-29T12:51:26-07:00October 29th, 2024|Comments Off

Reminder | Islands Oil Spill Association forum

By Community|2024-10-26T14:35:03-07:00October 27th, 2024|Comments Off

‘Fish War’ film about tribal fishing rights coming to all 3 islands

By Community|2024-10-26T14:09:51-07:00October 27th, 2024|Comments Off

The AI power struggle | Data centers are in a desperate search for energy

By Community|2024-10-26T13:24:24-07:00October 26th, 2024|20 Comments

Guests Opion | Public lands, a question of values

By Community|2024-10-26T12:06:56-07:00October 26th, 2024|2 Comments

Wind advisory for tonight

By News Source|2024-10-25T11:23:42-07:00October 25th, 2024|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Should we be subsidizing the profligate power consumption of mansion owners?

By Community|2024-10-23T20:42:19-07:00October 23rd, 2024|13 Comments

Land Bank seeks input on Draft Stewardship Management Plan

By Community|2024-10-21T14:16:55-07:00October 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Annual Indian Island report card now available

By Community|2024-10-21T21:02:09-07:00October 22nd, 2024|Comments Off

Friends of the San Juans — Protecting the San Juans and Salish Sea

By Community|2024-10-19T12:54:32-07:00October 20th, 2024|1 Comment

ALERT Project and Friends of San Juans to co-host oil spill response public engagement event

By Community|2024-10-17T13:01:44-07:00October 17th, 2024|Comments Off

Land Bank Meeting

By Community|2024-10-16T12:47:03-07:00October 16th, 2024|Comments Off

A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US

By News Source|2024-10-15T17:20:43-07:00October 16th, 2024|Comments Off

San Juan County is preparing for rain – and you should be, too

By Community|2024-10-15T17:10:34-07:00October 16th, 2024|Comments Off

Island Stewards receives grant to invite all voices to the table

By Community|2024-10-15T15:02:51-07:00October 15th, 2024|Comments Off

Islands Oil Spill Assoc. Community Forum

By Community|2024-10-15T14:30:09-07:00October 15th, 2024|Comments Off

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

By News Source|2024-10-14T13:54:23-07:00October 15th, 2024|Comments Off

Protecting whales from ship strikes

By News Source|2024-10-13T15:40:46-07:00October 14th, 2024|10 Comments

Friends of San Juans virtual annual gathering

By Community|2024-10-13T13:19:16-07:00October 13th, 2024|Comments Off

Collapsing wildlife populations near ‘points of no return’, report warns

By News Source|2024-10-12T14:08:14-07:00October 13th, 2024|Comments Off

Animal Justice calls for immediate action to end Marineland’s cycle of neglect and death

By News Source|2024-10-11T19:24:04-07:00October 13th, 2024|Comments Off