Behind our back and without any public input, the county renegotiated some of the terms of the Lake Whatcom TMDL, and DOE submitted this for EPA approval. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Department of Ecology
Potential Derailment Risk At Clayton Beach / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
November 18, 2015 Wendy Harris
Elizabeth Britt of the underappreciated Latte Republic blog (“Exploring Contemporary Events, Government Accountability, Politics and Third Places in the Space Needle State” http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/) sent a letter to DOE advising of “a section of beach near Clayton Beach, south of Larrabee State Park, in Skagit County, that is eroding away, due to wave and storm action. Continue reading
Confronting the Lies About Critical Areas / Facebook post, Wendy Harris
20 hrs November 8, 2015 Wendy Harris
Thanks to the lobby efforts of our local BIA and property rights groups, most people, including many of our county and city council members remain confused about the actual standards and rules that apply to critical areas. Continue reading
Nature’s Trust – Kids sue the state to fight climate change / Cascadia Weekly, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, November 7, 2015 Tim Johnson
Children huddled in the autumn chill outside the King County Courthouse on Tues., Nov. 3. They weren’t waiting to cast a vote.[…] Continue reading
Trick or Treaty / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Tim Johnson
TRICK OR TREATY: The coal industry zombies and their hobgoblins were haunting Cherry Point again last week—Montana delegates and corporate shills arriving in hungry packs to scan our coast with red-rimmed eyes, drooling it might someday be theirs.[…] Continue reading
Tilting at Windmills in the Watershed / Facbook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Lots of interesting things on the county council agenda for Tuesday, but this, a $137,000 contract for evaluation of the Lake Whatcom storm water capital facilities plan, caught my eye for several reasons. Continue reading
Effort to Stop Bakken Oil Trains / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
Large Great Blue Heron colony near March Point is threatened by oil train expansions. Photo with permission of Lance Ekhart Photography.
Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 2:26 pm John Servais
Some Whatcom County environmental folks want to help our neighbors in Skagit County fight the expansion of rail traffic to the Shell refinery near Anacortes. Continue reading
Righting the Rules / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Tim Johnson
RIGHTING THE RULES: Whatcom County goes to court again next week, this time facing the Supremes. And on the eve of the update of their Comprehensive Plan, might significant portions of the Comp Plan unravel?[…] Continue reading
Hunting And Conservation Are NOT Compatible Activities / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
6 hrs September 28, 2014 Wendy Harris
Also on the agenda for the county council meeting: appointment of applicants for the wildlife advisory committee. Continue reading
Whatcom County Council agenda for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
10 hrs September 15, 2015 Wendy Harris
Discussion of railroad quiet zones, although I can not tell if this is at 12:30 or 1:30.
And at 3PM, a very obscure, “Presentation of the Trail Town Program along the Great Allegheny Passage: A model for economic growth in Whatcom County (AB2015-254).” Continue reading
noisy waters northwest 
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