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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
August 2023
Cooperative Action Dashed by Competitive Politics
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article is from the January 2000 issue, more than 20 years ago. We are reprinting two articles because the managing editor and staff … Continue reading
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August 2023
How the City of Bellingham Abused Its Citizens and the Initiative Process
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article is from the January 2000 issue, more than 20 years ago. We are reprinting two articles because the managing editor and staff … Continue reading
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March 2023
What Lies Beneath Whatcom County Attracts Attention of Federal Government
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the March 2003 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Alison Bickerstaff On the sunny afternoon of Feb. 5, 2003, Environmental Protection … Continue reading
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March 2023
A Former Coal Miner Looks Back
by Alison Bickerstaff Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the March 2003 issue of Whatcom Watch. Not many people can say they live this close to … Continue reading
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February 2023
Interview With Artist and Conservationist Robert Bateman
Editor’s Note: Robert Bateman is currently 92 and lives in Toronto, Canada. Wikipedia lists 16 books by him or about him, from “The Art of Robert Bateman” in 1981 to “Robert Bateman’s Canada” in 2017. by Joe Meche Birds by … Continue reading
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April 2022
Disposal Options for Tainted Bellingham Bay Silt
by Robyn du Prè The Bellingham Bay Demonstration Pilot Work Group has recently released a supplemental environmental impact statement and feasibility study for the Whatcom Waterway that poses an interesting option for the disposal of contaminated sediments from Bellingham Bay. … Continue reading
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March 2022
Salmon Threatened by Pesticide Contamination
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the March 2002 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: The Washington Toxics Coalition now goes by the name Toxic-Free Future. … Continue reading
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February 2022
The Sex Life of Rockfish
Editor’s Note: This story has a happy ending. It appears the rockfish population has recovered in the past 20 years. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/us-west-coast-rockfish-recovery-hailed-as-success-story-by-edf. by Peter Huhtala “I could feel the electricity in the water around me,” reflects diver Eric Eisenhardt. “Fish … Continue reading
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September 2017
Development May Saddle Bellingham With Untold Millions in Water Treatment Costs
by Al Hanners To celebrate 26 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we are printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the September 1997 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: The city of Bellingham published 28 issues … Continue reading
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December 2021
Tree Stumps in Fairhaven
by Ken Wilcox Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the December 2001 issue of Whatcom Watch. It’s now been six months, as I write this, since … Continue reading
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