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Previous Issues
Cover Story
April 2021
Bellingham Pondering Single-Use Plastic Ban
by Giovanni Roverso The city of Bellingham’s Public Works and Natural Resources Committee began discussing a draft ordinance on single-use plastic in 2020. The ordinance would ban most forms of single-use plastic foodware and hotel personal care mini-containers. However, in … Continue reading
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April 2021
Reimagining Jail Sentences
by Maddie Smith Part 1 Navigating Through an Overcrowded Jail Three hundred twenty-two inmates were packed inside a jail built to house 148 in the early 2000s. This was the most crowded Corrections Lt. Caleb Erickson ever saw the Whatcom County … Continue reading
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March 2021
Bringing the Beach Back to Birch Bay
by Hailee Wickersham After decades of erosion, the county is restoring the bay’s natural shoreline. When a storm hit Birch Bay in 2018, it was accompanied by towering 11-feet-tall king tides, much like the storms the town had seen before. … Continue reading
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March 2021
Blaine Air Force Station
by Hailee Wickersham The Blaine Air Force Station was one of 28 stations that was built as part of the Air Defense Command. In the early 1950s, the United States Air Force saw a need for increased aerial protection in … Continue reading
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March 2021
Zero Energy Buildings Promise Affordable Housing
by Giovanni Roverso If people had more affordable housing options to choose from, more people struggling with homelessness would be able to find a place to rent, John Moon, Habitat for Humanity Whatcom executive director said in a statement. When … Continue reading
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February 2021
Solar Industry Has Grown in Whatcom County
by Giovanni Roverso Environmental laws have been burgeoning in Washington state recently, despite the federal downplaying of environmental stewardship under the Trump administration. Governor Jay Inslee announced an array of new climate-related policy proposals in mid-December 2020. If passed, these … Continue reading
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February 2021
Once Hearty “Hooligans” Declining in the Salish Sea
by Eric Wagner This article was first published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. A river spawning species of forage fish known as the longfin smelt is rare and getting rarer in the Salish Sea. Biologists are looking into the mysterious … Continue reading
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January 2021
Giant Hornets Could Decimate Raspberry Pollinators
by Nate Sanford Author’s Note: On December 27, 2020, funding was finally secured through the “Murder Hornet Eradication Pilot Program,” which was signed into law by as part of the government’s massive 2021 omnibus spending package. The program, introduced by … Continue reading
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January 2021
Drinking Water Harmed by Invasive Species and Pollution
by Karlee Deatherage We all have a lot on our minds these days, and the quality of our water might not be at the top of the list. But Lake Whatcom, the drinking water source for 100,000 Whatcom County residents, … Continue reading
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December 2020
Washington Conservation Corps Replenishing Bellingham’s Waterways Since 1999
by Giovanni Roverso Like their shoreline neighbors at the heart of the Salish Sea, Whatcom residents are fortunate to live in an iconic region with a taste of the ocean, mountain views and sweeping rainforests, accompanied by a temperate climate. … Continue reading
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