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Previous Issues
Cover Story
September 2024
Swift Creek’s History and Future
A Colossal Challenge in Toxics Mitigation by Ella Gage Part 1: The Nature of the Issue Every year, 48,000 cubic yards of naturally occurring asbestos and heavy metals-contaminated sediment from Swift Creek’s headwaters at Sumas Mountain is deposited in and … Continue reading
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August 2024
Bird Populations Are in Decline — What Does This Mean for Whatcom County?
by Ella Gage Birds are an indicator species. Their population health is denotative of the health and trajectory of our ecosystem as a whole. The ground-breaking 2019 Science magazine report “Decline of the North American Avifauna” was derived from half … Continue reading
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August 2024
The Gentrification of Hundred Acre Wood
by Ron Kleinknecht I walk the wooded trails in Hundred Acre Wood (adjacent to Fairhaven Park) quite often in all seasons. My son introduced me to this lovely forest where he and his middle school pals rode their bicycles with … Continue reading
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July 2024
Upcoming: Major Increase in Oil Tanker Traffic
Are we ready? Completion of a Canadian pipeline expansion means more crude-carrying vessels passing through the Salish Sea en route to the Pacific, amplifying spill concerns. Jointly published by Salish Current and Washington State Standard. Editor’s Note: Whatcom Watch has … Continue reading
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July 2024
Bellingham’s Tree Plan Has Growing Pains
by Meghan Fenwick Colin Beazley, president of the York Neighborhood Association (YNA) (1), moved to Bellingham in 2021. While remodeling his home on Humboldt Street, contractors stripped walls to reveal a piece of Bellingham’s history: a solid wood foundation, likely … Continue reading
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June 2024
Whatcom Campaign Accelerates Solar Growth
by Meghan Fenwick Once word gets around, solar panels spread like sunshine: homeowners are 89 percent more likely to go solar if their neighbors have already taken the leap. The solar industry has grown exponentially, enabled by political, cultural and … Continue reading
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June 2024
Climate Change and the Nooksack Adjudication
by Eric Hirst Adjudication of water rights in the Nooksack River basin will ultimately provide an inventory of water rights. Specifically, a Whatcom County superior court judge will determine who has the right to use water, where, when, for what … Continue reading
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May 2024
The Day Bellingham ‘Lost Its Innocence’
by Meghan Fenwick Longtime Bellingham residents remember it well: At 5:02 p.m. on June 10, 1999, the summer evening sky darkened. Across the city, residents stepped outside to witness the 30,000-foot-tall wall of smoke erupting from Whatcom Falls Park. On … Continue reading
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May 2024
Lake Whatcom Update — Are We Making Progress?
by April Markiewicz In the Harry Potter world, all that is needed to summon fresh, clean water is a magical wand and incantating “aquamenti.” In our non-magical world, however, many of us just rely on turning on a water tap. … Continue reading
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April 2024
Lummi Island Community Tackles Ferry Problems
by Meghan Fenwick In the early evening of Thursday, Feb. 15, about 20 community members gathered in a room strained to capacity at the Lummi Island Public Library. A large banner stretching the length of one wall read “Whatcom Chief … Continue reading
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