11/5 Japanese beetle, Horse Heaven Wind Farm, Boeing strike, BC Rainway, BC fish farming

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Japanese beetle

Japanese beetle Popillia japonica
The Japanese beetle is a species of scarab beetle. Due to the presence of natural predators, the Japanese beetle is not considered a pest in its native Japan, but in North America and some regions of Europe, it is a noted pest to roughly 300 species of plants. (Wikipedia)

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Washington governor OKs massive new wind farm and urges swift turbine approvals
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has approved a revised plan for a massive proposed wind farm after he rejected a sharply slimmed-down version earlier this year. Inslee urged permitting officials to work quickly to allow the construction of as many Horse Heaven Wind Farm turbines as possible, The Seattle Times reported. Washington state won’t meet its “urgent clean energy needs” if officials take years to authorize the turbines, he said. (Associated Press)

Boeing machinists approve contract, strike ends
The Boeing factory worker strike that has stretched nearly two months, halting airplane manufacturing at plants around the Northwest, ended Monday after thousands of union members voted to approve a new contract offer from the aerospace giant. While the deal will not bring back a defined benefit pension program that many striking workers had hoped to revive, it does include a 38% wage increase over the contract’s four-year span that would push average pay for the workers to just shy of $120,000 a year. Bill Lucia reports. (Washington State Standard)

The Rainway vs. the Atmospheric River
An ‘engineered’ creek comes to life in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant during a record-breaking rainfall. Christopher Cheung reports. (The Tyee)

B.C. workers facing ban on open-net farming worry about job losses
Those who oppose open-net fish farms are frustrated by delays in phasing them out but the farms have generated wealth and jobs for a generation of people. Jamie Mah reports. (Vancouver Sun)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  209 AM PST Tue Nov 5 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON    
TODAY  NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 4 to  6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. A slight  chance of showers late this morning. A chance of showers this  afternoon.  
TONIGHT  S wind around 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and W  5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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