WSDA
https://agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/news-and-media-relations/news-releases?article=35135
OLYMPIA – With confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1– also known as bird flu – in nine domestic flocks in seven counties across Washington, the Washington state veterinarian at the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), Dr. Amber Itle, has requested that live market poultry sales cease for the next 30 days.
Markets that choose to continue bird sales risk disease transmission. While the closure is not mandatory, if a case of HPAI were detected in connection with a market, there would be significant impacts. The markets would face thorough animal tracing and extensive cleaning and disinfection requirements should a positive HPAI case be connected with a market.
WSDA has reached out to all markets that have live sales of birds and advised them to stop sales. Some markets had already voluntarily stopped selling birds even before receiving the advice from the state veterinarian. WSDA issued the advice after conducting a risk assessment in conjunction with the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS).
“Temporarily suspending poultry and waterfowl sales is recommended until detections across Washington slow down. This may extend until the end of June,” Itle said.
For markets that choose to remain open, Itle made several recommendations to reduce the risk of transmitting disease, including increasing biosecurity measures, only selling birds destined for slaughter, prohibiting birds with signs of illness, keeping birds in transport containers and not comingling Strict cleaning and disinfection between sales, and posting signage about where to report sick birds are also strongly recommended.
So far, the infected flocks have been relatively small, backyard flocks.
“Stopping these sales protects not only these backyard flocks but small and large commercial flocks as well,” Itle said. “It is all about reducing risk. Bringing birds from different flocks together definitely increases opportunities for this virus to spread and impact more birds.”
This year, bird flu was first detected in domestic birds on May 5. All nine infected locations have consisted of backyard flocks with substantial exposure to wild waterfowl. No commercial flocks have been infected. Commercial poultry products remain safe to consume as even when there is not an outbreak of HPAI, the products are screened for the disease before entering the market.
WSDA has numerous resources for flock owners to learn about bird flu and protect their flocks, including a bird flu webpage with information about each confirmed flock with HPAI and an interactive map, a Facebook group dedicated to updates about bird flu in Washington, and even a recording of a live question and answer session for bird owners that WSDA hosted.
If your flock experiences sudden death or illness of multiple birds, call WSDA’s Sick Bird Hotline at 1-800-606-3056. Sick or dead wild birds should be reported using the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s online reporting tool.
IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES:
AG Ferguson recovers $725,000 in first resolution of broiler chicken price-fixing lawsuit.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today a chicken producer named in an antitrust lawsuit will pay the Attorney General’s Office a total of $725,000 to resolve claims against it. Today’s announcement is the first resolution of Ferguson’s lawsuit against 19 chicken producers regarding a widespread illegal conspiracy to inflate and manipulate prices, rig contract bids and coordinate industry supply reductions to maximize profits. The lawsuit also names an industry data reporting service accused of assisting in the conspiracy.
AG Ferguson recovers more than $17 million from opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt that will be used to address Washington’s opioid epidemic.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that bankrupt opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt will pay Washington at least $17.3 million for its role fueling the opioid epidemic.
AG Ferguson: Attorney General’s Office in federal appeals court today defending Washington law banning conversion therapy.
SEATTLE — The Attorney General’s Office will appear before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today to ask its judges to uphold Washington’s law protecting children under 18 from being subjected to “conversion therapy” — a discredited and harmful practice that seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Washington Community Economic Revitalization Board invests $200,000 in three counties.
Projects awarded funding are located in Clark, Spokane, and Whitman counties and will spur broadband deployment, business growth and job creation.
Corvus Energy to expand, opening new factory at Port of Bellingham.
ICYMI…We’re pleased to share this exciting news from the Port of Bellingham and their partners. Commerce provided support to the Port from the state’s economic development strategic reserve fund to assist with building renovations to accommodate Corvus Energy’s first U.S. manufacturing facility.
https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news/corvus-energy-to-expand-opening-new-factory-at-port-of-bellingham/
State takes steps toward banning persistent PFAS chemicals in food packaging.
OLYMPIA –
Washington state took an important step toward eliminating the use of persistent chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in common types of food packaging. A new report to the Washington State Legislature from the Department of Ecology identifies additional alternatives to food packaging that contains toxic chemicals, and starts a two-year clock for manufacturers and retailers to remove PFAS from their food packaging.
Community science volunteers discover invasive European green crab in Hood Canal.
WDFW and Washington Sea Grant to deploy rapid response trapping efforts.
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has received confirmation that volunteers with Washington Sea Grant have captured a male European green crab in Nick’s Lagoon near Seabeck in Kitsap County. This is the first detection of European green crabs in Hood Canal, and the furthest south that these invasive crabs have been confirmed in the Salish Sea to date.
Children ages 5-11 now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose.
Additional mRNA dose will help further protect children and slow disease spread across Washington
OLYMPIA – Booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are now available for children ages 5-11. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) expanded booster dose eligibility to include everyone 5 and older following guidance and recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.
https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/children-ages-5-11-now-eligible-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-booster-dose
FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO DC:
Cantwell Introduces Bill to Enhance National Weather Service Firefighting Tools
Fire Ready Nation Act of 2022 would codify NOAA agency’s role in forecasting, tracking and controlling wildfires.
Central WA Airports Receive $10.4 Million in FAA Grants
Cantwell applauds award: “These grants will help ensure that our airports grow in tandem with the regions they serve”.
Senator Murray Votes in Favor of Bipartisan Small Business COVID Relief Act.
Senator Murray Applauds Senate Passage of Legislation to Address Formula Shortage.
WORLD NEWS HEADLINES
From the UN News Center & USUN:
Europe: WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency said on Friday. The UN agency said in a statement that there were around 80 cases confirmed so far, across 11 countries, with a further 50 cases pending investigation.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1118712
Syria: ‘Largest-ever number’ in need, warns UN relief chief.
With a scorching summer fast approaching, food prices rising and access to water and electricity limited in many parts of Syria, donors must make good on $4.3 billion in humanitarian pledges committed at last week’s Brussels funding conference, the UN’s senior humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1118732
18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’.
As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over the next three months, the UN released on Friday an additional $30 million from its emergency humanitarian fund, to boost the humanitarian response across four countries.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1118702
First Person: Sweet taste of modern beekeeping.
Beekeepers in the southern Haitian commune of Bonbon are creating a buzz around honey in an area which is recovering from an earthquake in 2021.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1118592
Funding Not Enough to Meet Rising Humanitarian Needs in Syria, Top Official Tells Security Council, as Members Diverge Over Delivery Methods.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sc14897.doc.htm
Security Council 2127 Committee Meets Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
On 6 May 2022, Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, briefed the 2127 Sanctions Committee concerning the Central African Republic.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sc14898.doc.htm
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Truman Center National Security Conference 2022--USUN
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria--USUN
NATIONAL & BUSINESS HEADLINES:
Statement from President Biden on Record-Low State Unemployment Rates --WH
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi Before Their Meeting --US STATE DEPT.
DOD: It's Not Just State Actors Who Pose Cyber Threat to U.S.
Defendants Sentenced in Tennessee for Multimillion-Dollar Nationwide Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
This week, a federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced seven individuals and seven related corporate entities for their roles in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme. --DOJ
Education Department to Host Summit to Spotlight Strategies to Support Students with Disabilities, Students with Mental Health Needs--Dept. of Education
CDC and Health Partners Responding to Monkeypox Case in the U.S.
Case identified after monkeypox clusters in several other countries.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0518-monkeypox-case.html
FDA Approves First Treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis, a Chronic Immune Disorder.
BUSINESS HEADLINES:
Treasury Targets Hizballah Financial Network’s Abuse of the Business Sector--US TREASURY DEPT.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0796
Federal Reserve Board finalizes rule that governs funds transfers over the Federal Reserve Banks' FedNow Service.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20220519a.htm
IRS interest rates increase for the third quarter of 2022.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-interest-rates-increase-for-the-third-quarter-of-2022
USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors.
US SECRETARY OF LABOR MARTY WALSH TO HIGHLIGHT GOOD JOBS, WORKER PROTECTIONS, RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAINS WITH LABOR MINISTERS IN GERMANY
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ilab/ilab20220520
FTC to Crack Down on Companies that Illegally Surveil Children Learning Online
Agency issued policy statement warning that it is against the law to force parents and schools to surrender children’s privacy rights in order to access educational tools
An Effective Climate and Energy Security “Grand Bargain” Is Within Reach
Pursuing climate progress and energy security are not mutually exclusive. We can both increase domestic production of oil and natural gas and accelerate the energy transition. Here's how.--US Chamber of Commerce
NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES:
San Francisco Archbishop Bars Pelosi from Receiving Communion over Abortion Stance--NR
When it Comes to Shootings, Biden Is Colorblind--NEWSMAX
Trump calls NBC story on him giving up on Perdue ‘a phony narrative’--THE HILL
LOCAL MEETINGS:
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:
Clallam County Commission Work Session for 5/23/22
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1316
Clallam County Board meeting for 5/24/22
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7318
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Port Angeles is called for March 28th through March 31st to attend the 2017 International Mass Timber Conference held in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center.
The purpose of the meeting is to learn about mass timber and cross laminated timber.
https://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05242022-595?html=true
City of Port Angeles Council Special Meeting Agenda
At the time the May 24, 2022 City Council agenda packet was created, the Clallam County COVID-19 dashboard
indicated the County was in a high risk level, since the City will hold virtual meetings when a meeting cannot be held with
reasonable safety, the May 24, 2022 meeting will be conducted virtually.
https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/11546/05242022-Work-Session-CFP
MEETING AGENDA
SEQUIM CITY COUNCIL
Hybrid Meeting
Location: Civic Center, Council Chambers
152 W. Cedar
May 23, 2022
6:00 PM Regular Meeting
https://www.sequimwa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2606
City of Forks Council meeting for 5/23/22
https://forkswashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Agenda_20220523.pdf
PASD Board Meeting
When: Thu, May 26, 7pm – 9pm
Where: 905 W 9th St, Port Angeles, WA 98363, USA (map)
Description
Regular meetings are usually scheduled on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m. All meetings are open to the public. Call 360.565.3702 for information.
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson County Commission Meeting for 5/23/22
https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/92258517-0ab2-482c-bc3a-05523a5d79e8
Port of Port Townsend meeting for 5/25/22
https://portofpt.com/event/may-25-port-commission-meeting/
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BIBLE VERSE: 1 Corinthians 1:10 (New International Version)
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