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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
July 2020
Monarch Butterflies – Glass Cages and Biotech Corn
by Al Hanners Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the July 2000 issue of Whatcom Watch. Monarchs, America’s beautiful, magnificent migratory butterflies, are in trouble. Their … Continue reading
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June 2020
Life Returns to Whatcom Creek: One Year After the Pipeline Explosion
by Tiffany Campbell Editor’s Note: For an article on the Whatcom Creek pipeline fire, go to: http://www.whatcomwatch.org/old_issues/v8i7.html#story1. The below article is abbreviated; for the entire article go to: http://www.whatcomwatch.org/old_issues/v9i6.html#story8 Flash Fire The June 10, 1999, pipeline rupture spouted a … Continue reading
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May 2020
Where the Ocean Meets the Land
by Patrick Mazza Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the May 2000 issue of Whatcom Watch. Last month, we reprinted part five of a six-part series … Continue reading
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April 2020
Forests: Outrun by Climate Change
by Patrick Mazza Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the April 2000 issue of Whatcom Watch. Below is part five of a six-part series on climate … Continue reading
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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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