Cover Story
To the Corps: Finish Court-ordered EIS
Please take action before the change of officeholders at the federal level, and ask our congressional delegation to demand the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers release the final Environmental Impact Statement for the BP pier for the reasons described by … Continue reading
Cover Story
by Michael Riordan Donald Trump and his alt-right supporters have driven a huge crimson stake through the rusting industrial heart of America. An unbroken swath of red, Republican states now stretches from Idaho to West Virginia. We no longer live … Continue reading
Beaks and Bills
A Wintry Day Across the Border
by Joe Meche Every year, I give myself a special birthday present. While it might not seem that special to many people, it is to me. I treat myself to a day at one of my favorite places. It’s not … Continue reading
Being Frank
State Water Quality Standards Finally Updated
by Lorraine Loomis It took a long time on a rough road to get there, but today Washington has some of the most protective water quality standards in the nation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month finalized updated state … Continue reading
Watching Government
Action Taken at November 7, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 181. Authorize the city attorney’s office to intervene in Whatcom County Association of Realtors, et al. v. Whatcom County? At the 8/9/2016 meeting, vote #150, the Whatcom County Council approved … Continue reading
Watching Government
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at November 9, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 197. Cancel accounts between 5/3/2002 and 4/1/2014 as uncollectible? There are 482 accounts totaling ,745 deemed uncollectible under state law by the Administrative Services finance department. … Continue reading
Watching Government
Action Taken at November 1, 2016 Meeting Shall the commission: 176. Authorize the executive director to sign an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to transfer million in airport improvement funds to Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport? The Bellingham airport does … Continue reading
Book Review
How Electrifying Rails Can Be Accomplished and the Benefits
by Debbie Cantrell Solutionary Rail A people-powered campaign to electrify America’s railroads and open corridors to a clean energy future Bill Moyer, author Patrick Mazza, editor J. Craig Thorpe, illustrator Backbone Campaign, 2016 108 pages, paperback, .95 ISBN-13 978-09980963-0-8 Reviewed … Continue reading
Editorial
It’s Time to Shake Off Our Shock and Fire Up!
Editor Bob Schober The last election, and Trump’s cabinet nominees, promise wide-scale attacks on the many social and environmental programs and values that many of us have supported over decades. And even though many of these programs, including environmental protection, … Continue reading
Election Results
General Election Results: 2016
Please use this link to view the 2016 General Election results: 2016 General Election Results
March Election
Whatcom Conservation District Election
An election for one seat on the Whatcom Conservation District Board will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at 6975 Hannegan Road, Lynden. Polls will be open between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. All registered voters residing within Whatcom … Continue reading
Northwest Gardening
by Peter Heffelfinger Editor’s note: This is a new column, and the Watch welcomes Peter Heffelfinger, who will write monthly about gardening in the Pacific Northwest. Please feel free to submit questions and thoughts!! Contact Peter at: peterh.heffelfinger@gmail.com As … Continue reading
poetrywatch
Want to see it continue? Then please, send your poems to us and let the Whatcom Watch share them with our readership! Seriously, we really do want your roughly 25-line poems (though length is by no means a deal-breaker; it’s … Continue reading
Twenty Years Ago
by Jemae Pope and Aaron Ostrom To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we are printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The article below is from the January 1997 issue of Whatcom Watch. Washington residents drove over 50 billion … Continue reading
Unsung Heroes
Larry Freeman, M.D. Physician Activist
by Kathryn Fentress Larry Freeman is a psychiatrist who moved here in 1995 from New Zealand. His wife is a social worker and they have two sons, a daughter and one grandchild. He has an active private practice and is … Continue reading
