Excerpt from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Jan. 15 press release: “Phillips 66 Refinery has been fined $324,000 for failing to correct serious workplace safety and health violations. A Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) inspection of the Ferndale facility found the violations put refinery workers at great risk in case of a fire or explosion. Continue reading
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More destruction of the irreplaceable Semiahmoo Spit / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
One of the saddest and stupidest planning decisions I have seen since living here…more destruction of the irreplaceable Semiahmoo Spit. Continue reading
Why We Need Wildlife Policies At Our Local Park / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
A trip today to the county park at Semiahmoo was not uplifting.
First, I saw heavy construction occurring in the middle of the spit right in the prime of the winter bird season. See that water in the first photo.. Drayton Harbor… it should be full of sea birds and waterfowl. I am not sure if this was planned, but it did not look like a sudden storm event that required emergency repairs. Continue reading
Eagles on the Nooksack / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
This guy was in a tree about 30 feet from the road. Perched there for maybe 20 minutes looking around.Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 11:18 pm John Servais
We went up the Nooksack River a week ago to the Welcome bridge over the North Fork to look for eagles. We found plenty – maybe 20 or more.
Bad Planning Exemplified / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
I have explained on several occasions that it is a problem that both the city and the county are piece-mealing the comp. plan update and improperly treating the Critical Area Ordinance as a separate process from the comp. plan. Continue reading
Two proponents of GPT filed extensive, detailed comments for Cherry Point / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
20 hrsJanuary 10, 2016 Wendy Harris
Two proponents of GPT filed extensive, detailed comments for Cherry Point to support their partisan position with regard to the Comp. Plan on Jan. 8, the last day to file comments with the Whatcom County Planning Commission. Continue reading
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.. like the fact that Intalco is cutting jobs all on its own, or that the coal industry is going bust, or that the Lummis have treaty rights, or that is the site of a marine reserve with several species that have been designated as biologically significant. Continue reading
New contract with Yakima jail, red flags that should concern all of us / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
December 30, 2015 Wendy Harris
A few facts about the new contract with Yakima jail are red flags that should concern all of us. Continue reading
Social Justice and Air Quality: add them to the Comp Plan / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
1 hr I can think of two important goals that I would like to see added to the Comp. Plan: Social Justice and Air Quality. Continue reading
Public comment to Planning for Comp Plan by Jan. 8 / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Sj Robson
December 27, 2015 Sandy Robson
This comment on the County Comprehensive Plan Update regarding the land use vision, submitted by Wendy Harris, makes some excellent points. Continue reading
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