BY DAVID RASBACH UPDATED AUGUST 30, 2022 3:36 PM Flight tracking data shows a pilot traced the image of a hand raising a middle finger over Whatcom County Monday morning, Aug. 30. FLIGHTAWARE.COM Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Ever have one of those days — especially on a Monday? One where you just wanna flip
Dunn: New Plateau airport “dead on arrival”
By Alex Bruell • August 4, 2022 11:15 am Can you imagine airplanes flying over these plains? This farmland on the Enumclaw Plateau near the intersection of 196th Ave SE and SE 400th St is near the area that an aviation study dubbed as a potential “King County Southeast” airport in a report considering locations
Apple employees push back on latest return-to-office plan
Apple delayed full implementation of a return-to-office plan in the spring because of another Covid-19 surge. The company’s office in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is pictured here. ANTHONY BOLANTE | PSBJ By J. Jennings Moss – Editor-in-Chief and General Manager, Silicon Valley Business Journal Aug 22, 2022 The news last week that Apple Inc. would, once again, fully
Fecal bacteria pollution is a problem for Poverty Bay’s shellfish
A mix of dog droppings, septic leakage and other pollutants have become a nuisance for wildlife and geoduck harvesting at Poverty Bay over the last few years. By Alex Bruell • August 19, 2022 5:30 am Divers, walkers and other beachgoers enjoy Poverty Bay in Des Moines on a Saturday morning, Aug. 13. Photo by Alex Bruell/Sound
LETTER: Citizens reply to Port of Seattle’s response regarding North SeaTac Park
Dear Editor, An August 9 Letter to the Editor, “Port of Seattle responds – ‘Airport programs create habitat, strengthen native species,’” outlined ways in which the Port protects natural habitat and green spaces. The author also stated that the Port is not considering development within North SeaTac Park. The Port has invested significantly in environmental
How much emissions do electric cars produce?
Last year, President Joe Biden set a goal for electric vehicles to make up half of all car sales in the US by 2030. By expanding tax credits for electric vehicles in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration hopes to expand the electric car fleet beyond the current 7 million fully electric
Coming To The Nuisance
Coming to the nuisance refers to a legal doctrine which prevents a party from claiming nuisance if said nuisance was present, and the party knew of that nuisance before they acquired the property subject to the nuisance. Historically, coming to the nuisance functioned as a complete bar to a nuisance action. In jurisdictions which have adopted the 2nd restatement of Torts §840D, however, coming to the nuisance does not
Pension deadline could speed retirement of experienced Boeing engineers
Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:48 pm A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Everett in 2020. Some experienced engineers who designed this plane are weighing retirement as a big cut to their lump-sum pension payout looms later this year. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times
LETTER: Port of Seattle responds – ‘Airport programs create habitat, strengthen native species’
LETTER: Port of Seattle responds – ‘Airport programs create habitat, strengthen native species’ Aug 9, 2022 | Des Moines, Environment, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Health and Wellness, Letter to the Editor, Letter to the Editor, News, Opinion LETTER: Port of Seattle responds – ‘Airport programs create habitat, strengthen native species’ [EDITOR’S NOTE: The following
LETTER: Ask our Port Commissioners to preserve North SeaTac Park by selling to the City of SeaTac
Jul 31, 2022 | Des Moines, Environment, Featured Post, Health & Wellness, Health and Wellness, Letter to the Editor, Letter to the Editor, News, Non-profit, Politics, Sea-Tac Airport, SeaTac [EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a verified resident. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Waterland Blog, nor its staff:] Ask our Port Commissioners to Preserve North SeaTac Park by Selling