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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
February 2020
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the February 2000 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: In March 1999, The Initiative Group filed an initiative with … Continue reading
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September 2019
The Environment: A Legacy Each of Us Will Leave for Generations to Come
by Kelli Linville Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the August/September 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. First off, let me say that I firmly believe we … Continue reading
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August 2019
Pact Gains Added Cherry Point Protection
by David M. Schmalz Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the August/September 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: August/September 1999 was the first issue reporting … Continue reading
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July 2019
Whatcom Creek Restoration
by Nicole C. Oliver Editor’s Note: This is an abbreviated version of the article. To read the full article go to: http://www.whatcomwatch.org/old_issues/v8i7.html#story1. The Olympic Pipe Line explosion happened on June 10, 1999, on the afternoon of my daughter´s 7th birthday. … Continue reading
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June 2019
Infectious Medical Waste Issue to be Decided by Voters
by Barbara Brenner Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the June 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: Initiative 1-99 was passed at the November 2, … Continue reading
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May 2019
Bicycling and Wellness
by Donna Merlina Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the May 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. … Continue reading
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May 2019
San Juan Island Oil Spill on Earth Day
by Kevin Ranker On Earth Day [Thursday, April 22, 1999] we had a small, but significant oil spill reach the west side of the San Juan Islands. The source has yet to be identified. First thing Thursday morning, Earth Day, … Continue reading
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March 2019
Scudder Pond: The Pond That Almost Wasn’t
by Al Hanners and Vikki Jackson Editor’s Note: The pond, located near the corner of Alabama Street and Electric Avenue, is abutted by the city Railroad Trail. In November of 1987, Scudder Pond was donated by Veda Armitage (in memory … Continue reading
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February 2019
Lummi Nation Program Restores Salmon Habitat
by Jim Hansen Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the February 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. During 1998, efforts on multiple fronts were carried out to … Continue reading
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January 2019
Salmon Recovery Efforts to Be Led by the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe
Compiled by Helen Brandt, Ph.D. Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the January 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. In June, 1998, the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Tribe … Continue reading
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