Judge OKs logging in Elwha watershed

Despite community opposition, the timber sale will proceed. Read more here. Take action with the Center for Responsible Forestry .

Oregon town buys a forest to build an economy based on tourism, not logging – Read more here.

Study finds forest protections lead to reduced emissions – Read more from the National Science Foundation.

Salmon in hot water, literally

 The weekly Hot Water Report tracks water temps in real-time through the summer in the lower Snake and lower Columbia river reservoirs – and highlights how increasingly hot waters harm cold-water-reliant salmon and steelhead.

Aug. 10- NOAA webinar: Boiling over- Marine heatwaves– This National Marine Sanctuary webinar features NOAA researchers discussing marine heatwaves and what we can expect due to our changing climate and warming ocean. Sign up here.

“I sing the salmon home: poems from Washington state” is a new anthology featuring more than 150 Washington poets ranging from first graders to Tribal Elders, all inspired by the Northwest’s beloved, iconic salmon. Purchase the anthology here.

Mining companies take over Alaska

Alaska holds large reserves of cobalt, copper, and rare earth minerals essential to the green transition.  Read more from Grist.

Wed. Aug 2 webinar: Wetlands protection and Supreme Court ruling

Join the Western Environmental Law Center for a Zoom talk about the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing federal protections for wetlands and waterways under the Clean Water Act.

 Zoom: Wednesday, August 2 from 11am-12pm , Meeting ID: 830 1567 8366, Passcode: 925789

Tell Congress to support Fossil Free Finance Act

Lululemon’s coal-fired yoga pants–Tell the company to live up to its brand ideals with real climate action. Sign the petition.

Climate crisis on track to push 1/3 of humanity out of livable areas – a ProPublica report