Landmark climate report promises massive effects for western U.S., Seattle
A new report on global climate change published early Monday morning provides a blunt assessment of a world under stress and changing at a hastening pace. The report, which says it’s “unequivocal” that humans are warming the world at a rate not seen in the last 2,000 years, blames climate change for shrinking glaciers, fueling heat waves, acidifying the oceans and making droughts more frequent. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Noah Berger)
Canada begins allowing vaccinated US citizens to visit again
Canada on Monday is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents must be both fully vaccinated and test negative for COVID-19 within three days to get across one of the world’s longest and busiest land borders. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Elaine Thompson)
Inslee expected to announce vaccine mandate for state employees
On Monday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is holding a press conference where he is expected to announce a vaccine mandate for state employees and other efforts to increase vaccinations. While in Bremerton on Friday, Inslee said he’s considering a number of options to increase our state’s vaccination rates as the highly-contagious delta variant drives up cases and hospitalizations. Continue reading at KOMO News.
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Seattle Times
Landmark climate report promises massive effects for western U.S., Seattle
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Canada begins allowing vaccinated U.S. citizens to visit again
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Canada travel requirements for fully-vaccinated Americans
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