Quilcene, WA – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Forest Service staff, advocates, and local officials to visit the Lower Big Quilcene Trail and discuss her Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which would set aside the first new wilderness on Olympic National Forest in nearly three decades and the first-ever protected wild and scenic rivers on the Olympic Peninsula. The legislation would permanently protect more than 126,500 acres of Olympic National Forest as wilderness, along with 19 rivers and their major tributaries, a total of 464 river miles, as Wild and Scenic Rivers. The trail Senator Murray visited today includes a section of the Big Quilcene River that will be designated Wild and Scenic.
Senator Murray reintroduced the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with Representative Derek Kilmer (D, WA-06) in April; Murray has been working on the legislation for years and first introduced the bill in 2012 with then-Congressman Norm Dicks. The legislation—which was designed through extensive community input to protect ancient forests, clean water, and salmon streams and enhance outdoor recreation—has made steady progress each successive Congress since its original introduction; last Congress, the legislation passed the U.S. House with bipartisan support and advanced farther than ever in the U.S. Senate.
“Today’s visit to the Lower Big Quilcene Trail was yet another reminder of how spectacular our state is—and why we should all be fighting to protect these breathtaking landscapes for generations to come,” said Senator Murray. “I’m working hard alongside many of the advocates here today to pass our Wild Olympics legislation, which would permanently protect the pristine forests and rivers on the Olympic Peninsula, including hundreds of miles of critical salmon habitat. This bill has brought together a diverse coalition of people from all walks of life, united in the fight to protect our Wild Olympics—and you can bet I’m going to keep pushing hard in the Other Washington to finally get this across the finish line.”
The Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was carefully crafted through extensive community input to ensure the proposal will have no impact on existing timber jobs. It would permanently protect critical salmon habitat and sources of clean drinking water for local communities, while also protecting and expanding world-class outdoor recreation opportunities like hiking, camping, boating, hunting, and fishing without closing any roads.
The reintroduction of the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in April came after a recent wave of support and new local endorsements, bringing the total number of local Olympic Peninsula & Hood Canal region endorsements to more than 800, including the Quinault, Quileute, Elwha and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribes; over 30 local sportsmen organizations and fishing guides; the mayors of Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Ocean Shores and other local elected officials; businesses and CEOs; farms and faith leaders; conservation and outdoor recreation groups; and many others. More than 12,000 local residents have also signed petitions in support.
IN FOCUS: President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Funds Launch of New Tribal Electrification Program
Investment from Inflation Reduction Act will help Tribes electrify homes, expand availability of clean energy in Indian Country.
Source Link: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/president-bidens-investing-america-agenda-funds-launch-new-tribal-electrification
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a new program and availability of $72.5 million in initial funding through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities electrify homes. This investment is a critical step toward the goal of electrifying all homes in Indian Country with renewable energy sources and advances the Biden-Harris administration’s work to reach a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035. The announcement comes as the Biden-Harris administration celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in U.S. history.
A key pillar of Bidenomics, the Investing in America agenda is deploying record investments to provide affordable high-speed internet, safer roads and bridges, modern wastewater and sanitations systems, clean drinking water, reliable and affordable electricity, and good paying jobs in every Tribal community. Today’s funding announcement is part of an overall $150 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act to support the electrification of homes in Tribal communities.
“Climate change is the crisis of our lifetimes and has left far too many communities managing for worsening water challenges, extreme heat, devastating wildfires and unprecedented storms. Every action we take now to lessen the impacts for future generations is critical,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we’re launching a new program to electrify Indian Country to provide reliable, resilient energy that Tribes can rely on, and advance our work to tackle the climate crisis and build a clean energy future.”
“This funding from the President’s Investing in America agenda will bring electricity to homes in Tribal communities that have never had it; it will have a fundamental and significant impact on businesses, communities and families,” said Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland. “This is one of the many historic investments we are making to fund long-overdue infrastructure needs in Indigenous communities.”
Tribal Nations across the country have their own unique energy and electrification-related needs and implementation capacity. The Tribal Electrification Program will meet the unique needs of individual Tribal communities by supporting collaborative and community-led planning and implementation.
The program will provide financial and technical assistance to Tribes to connect homes to transmission and distribution that is powered by renewable energy; provide electricity to unelectrified Tribal homes through zero-emissions energy systems; transition electrified Tribal homes to zero-emissions energy systems; and support associated home repairs and retrofitting necessary to install the zero-emissions energy systems.
The Tribal Electrification Program builds on the Biden-Harris administration’s Justice40 Initiative and will also support clean energy workforce development opportunities in Indian Country.
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS
Clallam County Commission work session for 8/21/23
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08212023-898
Clallam County Commission meeting for 8/22/23
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08222023-899
Port of Port Angeles Commission meeting for 8/22/23
https://portofpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Comm-packet-8-22.pdf
Clallam County PUD meeting for 8/28/23
https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/clallampud/Board.nsf/Public
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS
Jefferson County Commission meeting for 8/21/23
https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/c3ceec50-8f21-4664-8924-df40ffb00f7a
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR 8/21/23
https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=3540
Weekly devotional
BIBLE VERSE: 1 John 5:12 (New International Version)
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Weekly Bible Study
Christ: Our Hope
The world places hope in the wrong things. Jesus is our hope to overcome our sins. He is also our hope to overcome worry and anxiety. He is the central figure of the Bible. It is amazing that preachers spend so little time preaching about Jesus Christ. Some hardly mention Him. Week after week, they attempt to correct the problems of the church, and often it is the case that Christ is not mentioned. As one good man said, “The members take their beating and go home.” But please consider that Christ is our only hope.--TFTW
https://truthfortheworld.org/christ-our-hope
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http://www.worldenglishinstitute.org/
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The Chosen: About the life of Christ
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THIS WEEK'S VIDEOS
Biden Crime Family Chalkboard: The Corruption Charge that Could Take Joe DOWN
Cocaine … shell companies … shady money from foreign oligarchs … cover-ups that go straight to the top of the federal government. It’s not a movie. It’s just another day in the life of the Biden Crime Family that would make Michael Corleone jealous. But despite MULTIPLE federal whistleblowers, FBI documents, testimony from Hunter Biden’s business partner, and even BANK RECORDS that show millions of dollars being exchanged while Joe Biden was vice president, the Justice Department continues to look the other way. Instead, prosecutors go after Donald Trump on RICO charges. But they're missing the REAL "Don" here. You know him as Joe Biden. His family calls him "The Big Guy." And Glenn is tired of waiting: he breaks out the chalkboard to lay out a RICO case that the DOJ can't refuse. Also, he speaks with Michael Franzese, a former capo for New York’s Colombo crime family, who knows a thing or two about facing racketeering charges. He lays out why he believes the evidence against the Bidens would be a “slam dunk” in court. It’s time to build this case so we actually see RESULTS … and it goes directly to the godfather himself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLhWHdV9_20
Sunday Worship - 08/13/2023--Four Lakes Church of Christ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Km755NhydY
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