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When they set out to make their power supply 100% green, Northwest leaders ignored the fact that the region lacks the wiring to deliver new sources of renewable energy to people’s homes.

Little has been done to change that, ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting found.

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ProPublicaLiberal Oregon and Washington Vowed to Pioneer Green Energy. Almost Every Other State Is Beating Them.
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#EAS #WEA for Holmes, #FL; #Washington, #FL: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 11:30 AM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Tallahassee FL ** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana), the only abalone species native to #Washington, declined by 97% in the state from 1992 to 2017. Their decline is a loss for #indigenous tribes, recreational divers, and the health of subtidal rocky reefs and kelp beds. Current restoration actions are facing threats of #ocean acidification and warming in the northeast Pacific. nature.com/articles/s41598-025 #Endangered #Conservation

NatureExposure of larval pinto abalone to ocean acidification and warming negatively impacts survival, settlement, and size - Scientific ReportsPinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana), the only abalone species native to Washington, declined by 97% in the state from 1992 to 2017. Their decline is a loss for indigenous tribes, recreational divers, and the health of subtidal rocky reefs and kelp beds. Current restoration actions are facing threats of ocean acidification and warming in the northeast Pacific. This research aims to deepen our understanding of the tolerance and physiological flexibility of early life history stages of pinto abalone and inform hatchery practices under future climate change scenarios. We conducted an experiment to test how seawater pH and temperature stress impact abalone larvae. We exposed abalone post-fertilization to elevated temperature and reduced seawater pH for ten days spanning their larval development period: (1) 7.95pH/14°C (ambient), (2) 7.60pH/14°C, (3) 7.95pH/18°C, and (4) 7.60pH/18°C. Abalone in the ambient treatment had the best survival, those in the 7.60pH/18°C treatment had the worst survival, and those in the two single-stressor treatments had survival in between. Among the surviving larvae, pH was the dominant stressor influencing settlement success, with higher settlement rates under ambient pH treatments at both temperatures. pH also had a stronger effect than temperature on shell length. The information gleaned from this study is essential for optimizing future restoration aquaculture for pinto abalone and determining their ideal habitat and potential geographic range.