(NPR)įrom 'zombie' urchins to seafood gold? Studies test sea urchin farming in Canadaįederal scientists and others are exploring the possibility of sea urchin farming in Canada, with at least six pilot studies using Norwegian technology that proponents hope will turn "zombie" urchins which can denude kelp beds into profitable seafood. But critics say the government advisory has done more harm than good, scaring many pregnant and nursing women (and let's be real - pretty much everyone else) away from eating seafood altogether. That guidance has included advice on how much seafood to eat, and which species pregnant and nursing women should avoid over concerns about mercury contamination. In part, that's because the federal government's advice on the matter, first issued in 2004, has long been criticized as unclear. Not Everyone Is Thrilledįor many pregnant women, understanding what seafood is safe and healthy, and what should be avoided because of mercury concerns comes with a lot of hand-wringing. (Peninsula Daily News)įDA Issues New Seafood Advice For Moms-To-Be. Corps spokeswoman Patricia Graesser said the agency would notify the Navy on Monday of the Corps’ decision. The cost and timeline for the Navy’s $25.6 million pier and uplands construction project at Ediz Hook is being re-evaluated while the Navy awaits permission from the Army Corps of Engineers to remove thousands of cubic yards of erosion controlling rock, a Navy spokeswoman said last week.
Permit holds up Navy pier project at Ediz Hook That also included a page devoted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. With Trump in Charge, Climate Change References Purged From Website Within moments of the inauguration of President Trump, the official White House website on Friday deleted nearly all mentions of climate change…. Out: “Fake news.” In: “Alternative facts." Aaron Blake reports.
(Associated Press) See also: Kellyanne Conway says Donald Trump’s team has ‘alternative facts.’ Which pretty much says it all. (BirdNote)įact Check: Trump starts on familiar note - with exaggerationĭonald Trump’s inaugural address held familiar echoes of the campaign speeches that led to his presidential win: downbeat about the state of the nation, to the point of hyperbole. And he found it, fairly low in a tree next to the road. The State Government has been contacted for comment.A Merlin "Warbles" - An Angel-wing StretchĮarly in December, photographer Gregg Thompson made a trip to Edison, a small town on the Samish Flats, north of Seattle. WaterCorp said there had been no lead detected in Perth drinking water in the past 15 years, and tests were conducted annually. "The Environmental Health Directorate in the Department of Health has reviewed both reports, which document compliance with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines." "Two reports from October and December of 2016 have been provided to the appropriate regulators in the Department of Health. "Given the known problems at the PCH site, North Metropolitan Health Service has increased its frequency of water quality testing on the QEII site," a statement from the regulator said. The office for the Executive Director of Public Health also sought to reassure the public. "We connect to that ring main, that's where we draw water from."
"We take water from what's called a ring main which circumvents, or circulates around, the QEII medical precinct," he said. We do not directly supply to the PCH site."īut Mr Albonico said the water was taken from a "ring main" around the medical precinct. "Water is then on-supplied to the PCH site via a private network of pipes. "Mt Eliza water supply zone supplies water to the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre site," the statement said. In a statement, the corporation said that when it became aware of the lead issue in September it conducted additional sampling within the water supply zone, which detected no lead.
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