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Mount St. Helens: The eruption killed 57 people and caused millions of dollars in damages. In Memory
Years after the mountain’s eruption, officials struggle to balance research and risk.
by Eric Wagner
The Pumice Plain in southwest Washington’s Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is one of the most closely studied patches of land in the world. Named for the type of volcanic rock that dominates it, it formed during the mountain’s 1980 eruption. Since then, ecologists have scrutinized it, surveying birds, mammals and plants, and in general cataloging the return of life to this unique and fragile landscape.
Now, the depth of that attention is threatened, but not due to the stirrings of the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest. The problem is a large lake two miles north of the mountain: Spirit Lake. Or, more specifically, the Spirit Lake tunnel, an artificial outlet built out of necessity and completed in 1985.
After nearly four decades, the tunnel is in need of an upgrade. At issue is the road the Forest Service plans to build across the Pumice Plain despite the scientific plots dotting the plain’s expanse. In this, Spirit Lake and its tunnel have become the de facto headwaters of a struggle over how best to manage research and risk on a mountain famous for its destructive capabilities.
THE ENTANGLEMENT OF THE LAND, the lake and the tunnel began 40 years ago, when Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. At 8:32 a.m., a strong earthquake caused the mountain’s summit and north flank to collapse in one of the largest landslides in recorded history. Some of the debris slammed into Spirit Lake, but most of it rumbled 14 miles down the North Fork Toutle River Valley. Huge mudflows rushed down the Toutle and Cowlitz rivers, destroying hundreds of bridges, homes and buildings.
The eruption killed 57 people and caused millions of dollars in damages. Mount St. Helens shed more than 1,300 feet of elevation, hundreds of square miles of forest were buried or flattened, and Spirit Lake was left a steaming black broth full of logs, dead animals, pumice and ash. Its surface area nearly doubled to about 2,200 acres, and its sole outlet, to the North Fork Toutle River, was buried under up to 600 feet of debris.
Having no outlet, and with rain and snowmelt still flowing in, Spirit Lake began to rise. The situation was dangerous: If the basin filled, the lake could overtop the debris field and radically destabilize it, unleashing another devastating mudflow that would send millions of tons of sediment toward the towns of Toutle, Castle Rock and Longview, Washington
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hcn.org/issues/52.5/north-scientific-research-the-threat-below-mount-st-helen
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1896 – The U.S. Supreme court upheld the “separate but equal” policy in the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision. The ruling was overturned 58 years later with Brown vs. Board of Education.
Plessy v. Ferguson was important because it provided a legal justification for racial segregation. In the now-infamous ruling, the Supreme Court held that separate facilities for different races were acceptable so long as they were equal. This “separate but equal” principle would remain the law of the land for over half a century.
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USDA~ FSN ~ Eating Well – June 2025 -Recalls – Food Safety Alerts – Previous Month & last day of prior month updates
** Chinese researchers charged with smuggling crop fungus, raising food safety concerns
By Jonan Pilet on June 6, 2025
Federal authorities have charged two Chinese researchers with smuggling Fusarium graminearum — a fungus that threatens crops and food safety — into the United States, raising concerns about risks to the food supply.
Yunqing Jian, 33, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, and her boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, 34…Continue Reading
** Trump golf resort kitchen gets 32 out of 100 on health inspection report card
By Coral Beach on June 6, 2025
Inspectors found multiple food safety violations in May at a golf course resort kitchen owned by President Trump.
The inspectors from Somerset County Department of Health found the kitchen at…Continue Reading
** Salmonella contamination sparks the tehini recall
** Diced chicken recalled in Canada because of bone fragments
**Publix recalls baby food because of lead contamination
** Consumer’s allergic reaction to undeclared milk spurs recall of breading mix
** FDA issues public health alert for food from Kentucky importer
** Hormel recalls more than 250,000 pounds of canned stew after consumer complaints
** The Coastal Companies recalls multiple products containing cucumbers because of Salmonella risk
Reptile food recalled because of potential Salmonella contamination
** Aldi brand fresh salmon recalled because of undeclared soy
** RECALLED CUCUMBERS: Marketside , Snowfruit & Snowfox , East Coast Fresh, TOPS, Wellsley Farms, WEIS, AHOLD, Jack and Olive, Created Fresh, Spring and Sprout ,
** Haribo recalls sweets due to cannabis finding What to know: Haribo has recalled sweets in the Netherlands because of potential contamination with cannabis.The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) said there are packs in circulation with sweets that can lead to health complaints, such as dizziness, when consumed.
Food Recalls ~ FSN
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More cucumbers from Bedner Growers recalled because of link to Salmonella outbreak
Spanish firm denies link to Listeria cheese recall
** Filipino testing finds Salmonella in onions from China
By News Desk on May 13, 2025
Testing in the Philippines of smuggled vegetables has found they were positive for heavy metals and Salmonella.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led the inspection of two container vans carrying an estimated 34 metric tons of white onions from China.
Testing was conducted by the Bureau of Plant…Continue Reading
** Tahini recalled in Canada because testing showed Salmonella contamination
Afghani Corn Bread “Doda” recalled because of undeclared sesame and wheat
Hak brand kale and spinach recalled in Canada because of rubber pieces
Mini Éclairs recalled in Canada after testing finds E. coli
** FDA solves Listeria outbreak after yearlong investigation; 86 products recalled
By Coral Beach on May 11, 2025
An FDA outbreak investigation that began in 2024 has finally revealed that the cause of Listeria infections is ready-to-eat foods.
Sandwiches and snack foods from Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of San Fernando, CA, have been found to be the source of the pathogen that has sickened 10 people in…Continue Reading
** Las Vegas-area health officials investigate illnesses linked to South Korean oysters
Optimal Carnivore recalls Bone & Joint Restore Capsules because of possible Salmonella contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken and bacon wrap products due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A recall was not requested because the affected products are no longer available for purchase.
** Lamb Weston recalls 34,801 cases of hashbrown products because of plastic contamination
** Al Kanater Tahini recalled in Canada because of Salmonella contamination
** Lil’ Juan’s and Lucia’s Mexican Style Pork Carnitas recalled in Canada because of wood fragments
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for retail ground beef products sold by Bismillah Halal Meats, a retail market in Marietta, Ga., that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase.
Smith Packing, LLC, a Utica, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 18,792 pounds of various ready-to-eat sausage and sliced meat and poultry products due to sodium nitrite levels that exceed the regulatory limit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
** Upper Crust Bakery recalls bread products because of glass contamination
** Marie Sharp’s Original Garlic Habanero Pepper Sauce recalled in Canada because of spoilage
** USDA issues public health alert for halal ground beef
By News Desk on May 1, 2025
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for retail ground beef products sold by Bismillah Halal Meats, a retail market in Marietta, GA., that may be contaminated with E. coli O103.
The FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers…Continue Reading
** Valley Fine Foods recalls Chile Verde Egg Bites because of foreign material contamination
By News Desk on May 1, 2025
Valley Fine Foods Co., Inc., of Benicia, CA, is recalling 646 cases of its Chile Verde Egg Bites because of potential contamination with foreign materials.
The recall, initiated on April 3, 2025, is classified as a Class II recall, indicating a low risk of serious health consequences, though temporary or…Continue Readin
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Child Brides … the history is long! In Memory
Women’s History Month
So, as of June 2020, in the 40 states that have set a marriage age by statute, the lower minimum marriage age when all exceptions are taken into account, are:
- 2 states have a minimum age of 14: Alaska and North Carolina
- 3 states have a minimum age of 15.
- 21 states have a minimum age of 16.
- 10 states have a minimum age of 17.
- 4 states have a minimum age of 18.
The Koski/Heymann study found prevalence of child marriage varied from more than 10 per 1,000 in West Virginia, Hawaii and North Dakota to less than four per 1,000 in Maine, Rhode Island and Wyoming.[29]
- In Texas from 2000 to 2014, almost 40,000 children were married.[30][31]
- In Florida, 16,400 children, some as young as 13, were married from 2000–2017, which is the second highest incidence of child marriage after Texas.[15]
- In Alabama there were over 8,600 child marriages from 2000 to 2015, the fourth highest amount of any state. However, child marriage in Alabama showed a large decline in that time. In 2000, almost 1,200 children married, but by 2014 it dropped to 190.[31]
- In Virginia between 2004 and 2013, nearly 4,500 children were married according to the Tahirih Justice Center.[32]
- In Ohio from 2000 to 2015 there were 4,443 girls married aged 17 and younger, including 43 aged 15 and under.[33]
- In New York, more than 3,800 children were married between 2000 and 2010.[34]
The Koski/Heymann also found that only 20% of married children were living with their spouses; the majority of the rest were living with their parents.[29]
Source: wiki … yes please, definitely correct wiki if the information is foul
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