Today’s quick hits, May 8, 2023

A win for salmon: A landmark lawsuit filed by the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe asserting the “rights of salmon” has been settled, with Seattle agreeing to provide passageways for the fish around hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River. (Inside Climate News)

PFAS in pesticides: Some of the most widely used food pesticides are contaminated with “potentially dangerous” levels of toxic “forever chemicals,” new testing of the products found. (Guardian)

Deadline for Lake Erie: Ohio’s environmental regulators will have until the end of June to finish a plan to combat toxic algae blooms that have flourished in Lake Erie since the late 1990s. (AP)

Disappearing dining rooms: McDonald’s and other fast food and fast casual giants are betting on the “digital kitchen” to get diners in and out in record time. (Vox)

Boost for Moroccan ag: Israel and Morocco announced a major new collaboration on a range of agricultural issues, from water usage to desert fish farming. (Jerusalem Post)

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