OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has permanently expanded the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) quarantine, added clarifying language and made additional requirements to the internal quarantine rule. The changes are already in effect by emergency rule but take permanent effect on September 15.
The original quarantine was established in 2022 and included 49 square miles in the Grandview area. Due to subsequent beetle detections outside of the initial area, the quarantine boundaries have been expanded to include Sunnyside, Outlook, Mabton, and additional areas in Benton County as well as the already quarantined area around Grandview.
Soil, yard waste, and vegetation are already regulated under the existing rule. The following changes were also made in the updated rule:
Adding soil samples to the list of regulated articles in WAC 16-470-710(2), as well as conditions governing the movement of soil samples.
Clarifying in WAC 16-470-710(7) that cut flowers exposed to open-air environments during their harvest, transportation, or trade are included as a regulated article.
Adding conditions governing the movement of cut flowers for decorative purposes.
Requiring businesses that are located within the internal quarantine area and are selling regulated articles under WAC 16-470-710(4) or (7) to post signage to alert customers purchasing regulated articles that they may not be transported outside of the quarantine area.
Soil, yard waste, and vegetation are already regulated under the existing rule and cannot be moved out of the quarantine area except under certain conditions.
Japanese beetles can easily be spread through yard waste. To help area residents comply with the quarantine and prevent spreading the beetles, two yard waste drop-off sites have been established within the quarantine area where residents in the quarantine area can take their yard waste for free.
ref. https://agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/news-and-media-relations/news-releases?article=40076
IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES:
AG Ferguson urges Congress to require warning labels on social media.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson urged Congress today to take action on a U.S. Surgeon General recommendation to require warning labels on social media platforms./WAAC
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Talks with Washington Judges of Color
September 12, 2024
Taking advantage of a unique opportunity for mentorship and recognizing the importance of diversity on the bench, several Washington judges of color met with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson when she visited Seattle Sept. 9 as part of her book tour./WA COURTS
Commerce invests $37 million in 46 clean energy projects across Washington state.
$437,000 to CRTC, Port Angeles for innovation in creating cross-laminated timber flat packs for affordable housing uses with a Makah Tribe sawmill conversion and retooling project./Commerce Dept.
Illegal draining of wetlands on Whidbey Island leads to $120,000 penalty
OAK HARBOR –
The Washington Department of Ecology issued a $120,000 penalty to Christopher Whiteman and Victoria Coury for failing to repair damage to wetlands in unincorporated Island County, about eight miles northeast of Oak Harbor./DOE
DFI Issues Report on Home Equity Sharing Agreement Inquiry.
OLYMPIA –The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is issuing the first of a multi-phase report studying home equity sharing agreements (also known as HESAs) and other non-traditional financial products./DFI
NEWS FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:
WA Communities Receive $2.6M to Plan & Implement Road Projects That Reduce Traffic Deaths
Cantwell-authored Safe Streets program continues to help make roadways safer for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians./Press release issued 9.6.24
Cantwell, Colleagues Protest Proposal That Would Limit Access & Endanger Climbers in National Parks and Forests
In bipartisan letter to Interior & Ag Secretaries, Senators express concern over draft rules that would severely limit use of fixed anchors on 50,000 climbing routes in wilderness areas, including iconic climbs in North Cascades, Zion, & Yosemite; Over eight million climbers in U.S. are responsible for over $10 billion in outdoor recreation economy./press release issued 9.5.24
WA Communities Receive $2.6M to Plan & Implement Road Projects That Reduce Traffic Deaths
Cantwell-authored Safe Streets program continues to help make roadways safer for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians./press release issued 9/6/24
Murray, Jayapal Call for Independent Investigation, Accountability in the Killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) are calling on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to conduct an independent, U.S.-led investigation into the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Washington State resident and U.S. citizen, by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the West Bank./ press release issued 9.11.24
Murray Warns House Republican Plan to Leave Social Security Agency With Lowest Staffing in 50 Years Will Hurt Constituents./press release issued 9.11.24
WORLD< NATIONAL< BUSINESS
WORLD:
Special Envoy Warns Security Council of Escalation, Humanitarian Crisis and Threat of ‘Unprecedented’ Environmental Disaster in Yemen
‘Time Is of the Essence if We Are to Prevent Catastrophe,’ Adds Acting Emergency Relief Coordinator./UN PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15819.doc.htm
Permanent Tribute to 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda Installed at United Nations Headquarters
The statue Kwibuka Flame of Hope, a gift from Rwanda, was installed on 11 September in the north garden area at the United Nations Headquarters in New York./UN PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2024/hq732.doc.htm
Security Council Extends Sanctions Regime against Sudan, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2750 (2024)
The Security Council today extended sanctions against Sudan — including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo — until 12 September 2025./UN PRESS RELEASE
https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15817.doc.htm
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Threats to International Peace and Security./USUN
U.S.-Dominican Republic Cooperation through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative./US STATE DEPT.
NATION:
President Biden and Vice President Harris Are Delivering for Black Americans./WH
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Johns Hopkins Health System to Provide People with Disabilities Equal Access to Medical Care./DOJ
HUD Updates Regulations to Lower Housing Costs and Build Safe and Affordable Manufactured Homes
HUD marks 50 years of the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, while announcing the most extensive updates in more than three decades to modernize manufactured home features, increase consumer demand, and expand America’s affordable housing supply./HUD
https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_24_233
New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High./CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0912-adult-obesity.html
EPA Announces Partnership with City of Fostoria to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health
Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Fostoria is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines.EPA
BUSINESS:
California Businessman and His Companies Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loans./DOJ
U.S. Department of the Treasury Issues Proposed Rules Supporting Expanded Tribal General Welfare for Tribal Communities./US TREASURY
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2579
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $100 Million to Expand Work to Confront the Wildfire Crisis as part of Investing in America Agenda./USDA
Why We Must Grow the Economy by at Least 3% – and How to Do It
The U.S. Chamber is calling on candidates and elected officials to secure a better life for Americans by supporting policies that would lead to economic growth 50% above current projections over the next decade./US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
https://www.uschamber.com/improving-government/why-we-must-grow-the-economy-and-how-to-do-it
US Department of Labor announces $1.4M in grants to prevent, respond to workplace gender-based violence, harassment./US LABOR DEPT.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/wb/wb20240911
IN FOCUS & LOCAL MEETINGS:
WDFW bans wildlife feeding in parts of Spokane County to slow spread of chronic wasting disease.
SPOKANE — In an effort to manage the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) passed an emergency rule banning the feeding of deer, elk, and moose in parts of the Department’s Eastern Region 1.
CWD is a fatal illness of cervids, which include deer, elk, and moose in Washington. It is caused by mutated proteins known as prions which can contaminate the environment and be transmitted between animals through feces, saliva, urine, and other bodily fluids.
Wildlife feeding is often well intended but can be harmful to wildlife for several reasons. Feeding draws animals together where they can transmit CWD to each other. One of the most effective ways members of the public can help prevent the spread of CWD is to abstain from feeding wildlife.
Other negative impacts of wildlife feeding include habituating wild animals to humans, aggressive behavior towards people and pets when attempting to obtain food and drawing animals across roadways where they can be hit by vehicles while attempting to access feeding sites.
The emergency wildlife feeding rule makes it an infraction to place, deposit, distribute, or scatter feed including but not limited to grain, hay, minerals, salt, fruit, or other such substances or food types to feed, lure or attract deer, elk, or moose in WDFW's Game Management Units (GMU) 124 (Mount Spokane), 127 (Micah Peak), and 130 (Cheney) (see attached map). Those GMUs were chosen as they are closest to where a deer was found in north Spokane County earlier this year that tested positive for CWD.
This rule does not apply to normal agricultural practices including cultivation, production, and harvest of crops including but not limited to, fruit, vegetable, hay, and grains; animal husbandry related to the care and feeding of domestic livestock and poultry. The full text of the emergency rule change (PDF) can be found on WDFW’s website.
Another way members of the public can help manage the spread of CWD is to report sick or dead deer, elk, or moose to WDFW. More information on CWD, including other rules related to it and how to have harvested cervids tested for the disease, is on the WDFW website.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish and wildlife recreational and commercial opportunities.
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:
Clallam County Work session for 9.16.24
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09162024-1293
Clallam County Commission meeting for 9.17.24
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09172024-1294
Clallam County Board of health meeting for 9.17.24
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09172024-1295
Port Angeles City Council meeting for 9.17.24
https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/15432/09172024-CC-Agenda-Packet
OMC Board meeting for 9.18.24
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson County Commission meeting for 9.16.24
https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/d96f43fc-ae6f-47cc-816f-076102167529
Port Townsend City Council meeting for 9.16.24
https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=3566
Weekly devotional
BIBLE VERSE: Philippians 2:1-2 (New International Version)
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
Weekly Bible Lesson:
The Prayers of Sinners
There is a false teaching among many religious groups today about God’s hearing and answering the prayers of sinners. The Bible is very plain on this subject. God will not listen to the prayers of those in rebellion to Him.--TFTW
https://truthfortheworld.org/prayers-of-sinners
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THIS WEEKS VIDEOS:
WARNING: Europe’s Migrant Crisis Is COMING to America.
Europe’s migrant crisis is coming to America. On the anniversary of 9/11, America needs to be reminded of what we stood for on that day in 2001. And with less than two months to go before Election Day, we need to evaluate how we’ve been doing since 9/11 and recalibrate our bearings before it’s too late. Europe is providing a real-time example of where the globalist-progressive agenda leads.
Europe’s most powerful nations are in chaos due largely to years of open-border immigration policies. The influx of Muslim immigrants over the past decade has created culture-clash tensions and stress on social services that have reached a boiling point. A spate of recent shocking crimes in the U.K. and Germany have made the volatile situation even worse. Scottish author, historian, and GB News host Neil Oliver tells Glenn the truth behind the U.K. riots and warns the West about what happens when you have uncontrolled migration combined with authoritarian censorship. Those who dare to protest their government’s incompetence are being branded the real danger. The globalist-progressive obsession with DEI and shutting down any dissent has Europe barreling toward tyranny. It’s a clear example of what NOT to do. And yet, the Biden-Harris administration has the U.S. headed down the very same path.--Glenn Beck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4mrwigUgSw
Campaign 2024
Simulcast - ABC News Presidential Debate
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met face to face for the first time this election year for a debate moderated by ABC News anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis.--CSPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?538053-1/simulcast-abc-news-presidential-debate
OUTRAGEOUS! Glenn Beck REACTS to Harris/Trump ABC News Presidential Debate.
"I have never heard as many LIES in any debate." Glenn Beck rails against the "state-run media" immediately after watching the ABC News Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Not only did Harris spew lie after lie, but the ABC News moderators ONLY fact-checked Trump! Joining Glenn for analysis on the panel are fellow BlazeTV hosts Stu Burguiere --Glenn Beck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikmUdaSOLUY
Mark Levin Audio Rewind - 9/13/24
On Friday’s Mark Levin Show, WJNO radio host Brian Mudd fills in for Mark. Election season is well underway, and anything can happen between now and November. In 2016 the election looked all but won for Hillary Clinton after the media leaked the Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump.
As much as the media will try to put their candidate in the best light possible, they know that Kamala Harris is no layup and will take a lot of propaganda to make her look good. The debate was a sham, but it did more of a disservice to Harris who was unable to explain any of her policies and left voters with more questions than answers. The rigged debate was meant to help Harris and hurt Trump, but Trump is now polling better in swing states like Michigan. You can lie to people about policy and those who are inclined to believe you will believe you, but you can’t lie to people about what’s in their wallet and if they have a roof over their head.---Mark Levin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duYMj6LiTvE
Sunday Worship 9/8/2024--Four Lakes C. of C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjyJBYMJwkI
The Chosen Global Livestream: Season 4, Episode Two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TkzBHxFtCs
NIGHT OWL COMICS
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