January-2020
North Fork of the Nooksack rapids at Horseshoe Bend photo: Ron Kleinknecht by Eric Hirst There is less water during the summer in the Nooksack River today than five decades [Read More...]
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At the December 5, 2017 meeting, the Whatcom County Council voted to establish the Climate Impact Advisory Committee. The committee consists of 11 voting members with the council appointing the members. It will advise the council on the implementation of the climate action plan — the goal of the plan [Read More...]
Compiled by Bill McCallum Action Taken at November 5, 2019 Meeting Shall the commission: 131. Authorize the executive director to sign a $352,853 contract with Puget Sound Energy to increase the power supply at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal? Puget Sound energy will install conduits, vaults, and electrical equipment; convert overhead [Read More...]
Action Taken at November 4, 2019 Meeting Shall the council: 187. Authorize the mayor to sign a $19,875 settlement agreement with Troy Curran? The CityMac store operating at 2551 Roeder Avenue is owned by Troy Curran. He claims that the Colacurcio Brothers Construction when repaving Roeder Avenue (see the 12/10/2018 [Read More...]
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at November 6, 2019 Meeting Shall the council: 238. Authorize the executive to sign a $65,135 contract (amendment #1) with Herrera Environmental Consultants of Bellingham to expand two other stormwater facility types in the biofiltration swale evaluation of Geneva retrofits? The original $99,821 contract [Read More...]
Lorraine Loomis USEPA Photo by Eric Vance. Public domain image by Lorraine Loomis Treaty Indian tribes in western Washington are greatly encouraged by Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent commitment to challenge the status quo and take steps needed for salmon recovery. It happened last month at the annual Centennial [Read More...]
Three examples of the fuel mix for electricity in Whatcom County as reported on the utility websites. The last reported calendar year on the utility websites is 2017. “Other” represents mixtures that generally comprise less than 1 percent each. For the city of Blaine, “other” is their Environmentally Preferred [Read More...]
by Jacob Pederson It’s 1988. A barge called Nestucca battles the stormy Pacific as it leaves Grey’s Harbor. A rescue tug comes to its aid. A faulty towline snaps and the tug tears a gash in Nestucca’s bow, releasing its shipment of heavy bunker fuel. Washington State Department of Ecology [Read More...]
This local organization is responsible for addressing water supply and quality issues within the Nooksack River basin and for salmon recovery. Its members include Whatcom County, City of Bellingham, Public Utility District #1, Lummi Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, and the state Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. It has existed in [Read More...]