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  September 2019

poetrywatch

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Boris Schleinkofer, poetrywatch editor “When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” — … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

A Meeting About Protecting Lake Whatcom

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by April Markiewicz and Laura Weiss Interested in protecting, preserving, and restoring Lake Whatcom, our community’s primary source of drinking water? Please join us at the downtown Community Food Co-op Connections Building (405 E. Holly St.) classroom on Wednesday, September … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

The Environment: A Legacy Each of Us Will Leave for Generations to Come

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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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  September 2019

Tribes Outraged by EPA Move to Roll Back Improved Water Quality Standards

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by Lorraine Loomis Treaty Indian tribes in western Washington are outraged that the Environmental Protection Agency is advancing the agenda of a small group of industrial polluters to undermine public health, science and decades of hard work by rolling back … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

Doing the Right Thing Gave Me a Headache

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by Tucker Cooke Doing the right thing should not be hard to do. We recycle because we were told it is the right thing to do. We were told it hurts the planet and especially our drinking water to flush … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

5G Is Coming to Bellingham

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by Leslie Shankman 5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, is headed to Bellingham. From July through December of 2018, the city of Bellingham went through the process of creating regulations for the deployment of small cell telecommunication facilities in … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

A Garden Visitor

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by Peter Heffelfinger I recently invited a retired entomolgy professor, Bob Gara, from whom I had recently taken several courses at the Anacortes Senior College, to tour my garden. He had previously identified from a photo the flying beetles on … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

Grizzly Bear Restoration

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by Conservation Northwest Staff In 2014, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife began a new, multiyear Environmental Impact Statement planning process for restoring a healthy grizzly bear (Ursus … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

Grizzly Comment Period Reopened

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by Conservation Northwest Staff The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service announced they would restart the process to complete the Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that is intended to restore the nearly extinct North Cascades grizzly bear population. … Continue reading →

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  September 2019

Caspian Tern Redux

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by Joe Meche As the calendar rolls into September every year, I tend to wax nostalgic about a variety of odds and ends and even life in general. Summertime is generally a time of year for memorable events lending to … Continue reading →

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