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Purple Loosestrife

Purple loosestrife is an invasive and competitive noxious weed that alters wetland ecosystems by replacing native and beneficial plants. Water-dependent mammals and waterfowl and other birds leave wetlands when their food source, nesting material and shelter are displaced by purple loosestrife

January, 2011

https://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/water-and-land/weeds/BMPs/purple_loosestrife-control.pdf

‘Give them a chance’: The fight to bring salmon back to Edmonds stream

For years, locals have begged the city to remove fish barriers in Perrinville Creek. A federal grant could help.

by Ta’Leah Van Sistine
Saturday, September 21, 2024 6:30am

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/give-them-a-chance-the-fight-to-bring-salmon-back-to-edmonds-stream/

An overflow diversion structure sits along a section of Perrinville Creek near Talbot Road on Monday in Edmonds. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

‘A cleanup, not a coverup’: Marsh advocates challenge Ecology’s preferred alternative for Unocal site cleanup

Posted: September 18, 2024

‘A cleanup, not a coverup’: Marsh advocates challenge Ecology’s preferred alternative for Unocal site cleanup
Draft Feasibility study

The current draft feasibility study – developed by Chevron as part of its compliance with MCTA – targets alternatives for addressing the remaining contaminants in the lower yard. It proposes 4 alternative action plans, two of which emerged as viable. Details of each action plan can be found in the 2024 draft feasibility study document here.

The two viable alternatives – alternatives 4 and 6 – provide very different approaches to cleaning up the site.

PowerPoint Presentation from meeting
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Edmonds Council supports retaining property tax dollars; learns city likely to miss Comp Plan deadline

The council also learned during Tuesday’s remote meeting that due to planning and development department staffing shortages and other factors, Edmonds is likely to miss the state-mandated deadline for completing its 2024 Comprehensive Plan update.

September 17, 2024

Edmonds Council supports retaining property tax dollars; learns city likely to miss Comp Plan deadline

These common chemicals could affect your health all over your body, expert says

CNN — 
There are chemicals in cookware, food, water, clothes and furniture that could cause problems for people’s health.

These PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they don’t fully break down in the environment — have been used in consumer products since the 1950s.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Mon September 9, 2024

Link to article and video:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/health/pfas-explainer-wellness/index.html?cid=ios_app

Ecology: Edmonds school needs to find source of PFAS

EDMONDS — The state Department of Ecology is advising the Edmonds School District to “take immediate corrective action” to reduce dangerous forever chemicals in Madrona K-8 School’s stormwater management system, after local water officials and a consulting firm both found contamination.

Link to full article:

Ecology: Edmonds school needs to find source of PFAS