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Wednesday, June 19

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Associated Press
Trump EPA close to gutting Obama rule on coal power plants
Canada reapproves Pacific coast pipeline; Inslee: ‘Alarming’
San Francisco moves closer to nation’s 1st e-cigarette ban

Aberdeen Daily World
Two days added to La Push, Neah Bay rec halibut season 

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lummi Nation, Washington Gov. Inslee join protest of Canadian oil pipeline approval 

Columbian
In Our View: Make election security in U.S. a top priority

The Daily News
Kelso Housing Authority to open waitlist Wednesday 

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Edmonds council nixes contentious roadway project to beach
Farming with trees: food in a future with climate change
You are here: Seattle NorthCountry
Letter: Gun sales about to come to halt because of I-1639   

The Island Guardian
Mullis Center Flag Has Disappeared
Another Senior Banned From Senior Center   

Islands’ Weekly
Vote counting equipment testing in June 

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Renovations on the way to Bremerton’s Warren Avenue Playfield
DSHS report: Retsil veterans home’s response on patient’s gun endangered others  

News Tribune (subscription required)
Here’s what those new signs on some public restrooms in Tacoma mean 
California governor, lawmaker alter proposed vaccine rules  

New York Times
E.P.A. Finalizes Its Plan to Replace Obama-Era Climate Rules  

Olympian (subscription required)
Convicted rapist chokes his victim in wheelchair after court frees him, Wash. cops say  

Puget Sound Business Journal
Facebook’s Libra currency draws instant response from regulators
Finding opportunities when military bases close
Global economic growth is already slowing. The U.S. trade war is making it worse.   

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion approved; oil-tanker traffic could to soar in Northwest
Airbus racks up more orders over stricken Boeing   
White Center man convicted of rape accused of attacking victim days after his release from jail 
Airbnb use debated as Seattle City Council committee advances new backyard cottage rules
‘I was just doing my job’: Seattle’s Chinese American veterans to receive long overdue honor from U.S.
City Hall’s idea of housing on golf courses? It turns out the people made a law against that 
Op-ed: Save lives and money — invest in supportive housing for the chronically homeless 
Editorial: Skip citizenship question on census   

Skagit Valley Herald
FEMA grants Mount Vernon floodplain request
SWIFT Center cleanup begins

Snoqualmie Valley Record
Buckle up for another (likely) smoky summer 

Spokesman Review
High court to decide if secret legislative records are a ‘black hole’ or a needed balance
Spokane City Council votes to explore suing opioid makers, distributors  

Washington Post
Trump administration threatens furloughs, layoffs if Congress doesn’t let it kill personnel agency
Trump EPA finalizes rollback of key Obama climate rule that targeted coal plants
Meet the New York couple donating millions to the anti-vax movement 

Whidbey News-Times
Tokitae pole journey leads to Coupeville
Input sought on waste management plan
Fire marshal says burn ban now in effect 

  

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
Medina eyes property tax hike amid financial trouble
Wastewater study finds Puget Sound has ‘highest cannabis use per capita’ worldwide
Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions got worse
Rep. Larsen: Confidence in aviation industry is ‘shaken’ after Boeing plane crashes
Tariffs from India take big bite out of Washington apple profits   

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Pilots criticize Boeing for fatal flaws on its grounded Max jet 

KNKX FM
Canadian government re-approves controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion 

KUOW FM
Washington tribes, Inslee pan Canadian pipeline approval
Going ‘Zero Carbon’ Is All The Rage. But Will It Slow Climate Change?   

NW Public Radio
Puget sound whale watchers accused of loving endangered orcas to death
Willapa Bay oyster farmers struggle as shrimp population booms (Takko)
EPA begins removing herbicide barrels from eastern Oregon’s Wallowa Lake    

OPB 
Willapa Bay Oyster Farmers Struggle As Shrimp Population Booms (Takko) 

Q13 TV (Fox)
Life is not-so-sweet for Washington raspberry growers right now
‘Extinction is not an option’: Head of Salmon Recovery Office optimistic about recovery efforts
Tracking endangered steelhead producing answers and more questions about long-term survival 

  

Web 

Civic Skunkworks
You can Join the Fight to Restore Overtime  

Crosscut 
Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline is a go. What’s that mean for WA?
After measles outbreak, WA toughened its vaccine law. Could Congress do the same?
Volkswagen settlement funds to pay for WA’s newest electric buses
Opinion: The living lesson of Juneteenth   

MyNorthwest.com
Searching for Seattle’s hidden Latino history
‘McMansion’ ban, new rules for backyard cottages enter home stretch
The Boeing employee who would put his family on a 737 Max
New 737 MAX orders could be ‘breaking of the dam’ for Boeing
Dori Monson: Gary Locke wants to hide critical information on 2020 Census
Dori Monson: Thanks to sanctuary state policy, double-rapist could re-attack victim  

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Mayor signs off on Fort Lawton redevelopment 

Slog
Want Cannabis Cafes? Washington State lawmakers say fat chance. (Kirby, Stanford)