March 25, 2018 Sandy Robson
Here is what I know about Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen’s (R-Ferndale) March 21, 2018, visit to Meridian High School, according to my March 22 phone call with Meridian High School Principal Derek Forbes. Continue reading
March 15, 2018 Sandy Robson
On January 6, 2018, Republican state Senator Douglas Ericksen found himself on the front page of The Bellingham Herald, and the subject of headlines in numerous other news publications later that day and over the weekend, for having been appointed to the position of senior adviser to the regional administrator in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 10 office, in Seattle, Washington. Ericksen tried to quash that news by saying the story was false, and by calling those press reports “erroneous.” Local reporter Kie Relyea, first broke the story on January 5, in the online version of The Bellingham Herald. Continue reading
March 6, 2018 Press Release, Noisy Waters Northwest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Formal PDC complaint filed regarding Republican Senator Douglas Ericksen’s Surplus Account spending
(Blaine, Wa.) March 6, 2018 – Today, Sandy Robson, a Whatcom County-based investigative writer, sent a formal complaint to the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission, alleging that Senator Douglas Ericksen (R-Ferndale), committed multiple violations of Washington state campaign finance law and rules in 2016 and 2017. Continue reading
January 5, 2018 Sandy Robson
This is a follow-up to my December 21, 2017, FB post about Senator Doug Ericksen’s potential new employment with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its Region 10 office, in Seattle.
December 21, 2017 Sandy Robson
Current state Senator Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) may soon be working for the U.S. Federal Government. According to a reliable source who has ties to the EPA, Ericksen, will be joining the EPA as a Special Adviser to the agency’s Region 10 Regional Administrator, after the New Year. Continue reading
EPA Earnings and Leave Statement for Doug Ericksen, period ending 03/18/2017
May 11, 2017 Sandy Robson
On March 20, 2017, I submitted a FOIA request to the EPA for records relating to Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen, who was appointed by the Trump Administration to a Senior Adviser position with the EPA, which started on January 21, 2017. I have been checking daily on the FOIA website under my registered account to see if the records I requested were released, but each time I looked, my request would still display the following: “No records have been released.” Continue reading
May 6, 2017 Sandy Robson
Senator Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) was a guest on KGMI’s May 2, 2017, “The Morning Show,” a conservative talk radio show, hosted by Dillon Honcoop. During the show, Honcoop asked Ericksen about his job with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Continue reading
April 23, 2017 Sandy Robson
Most people had heard back in January, that State Senator Doug Ericksen, was appointed by the Trump Administration to a post at the EPA’s D.C. Headquarters, on January 21, 2017.
I was recently told by someone I know that Ericksen has an office at the EPA’s Region 10 Office, located in Seattle. The individual said they had visited the Region 10 Office in late March, and they had seen an office there with Doug Ericksen’s name on the door. Continue reading
This is a lengthy post, but I wanted to tell the complete story of my experience in calling Senator Ericksen’s office on March 17th, and March 20th. My story is below:
-March 17th
As a constituent, I contacted Senator Doug Ericksen’s office at about 12:00 noon on Friday, March 17th, to ask about an amendment I heard that Senator Ericksen had proposed to HB 1001, which was scheduled for a Senate Energy, Environment, and Telecommunications Committee meeting on March 21st. Continue reading
Click the above graphic to view the full report: “The Economic Benefits of Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest, An Overview” prepared for Earthjustice by ECONorthwest
I have heard this meme before… trees take up more water from the ground than a single family residence. That is not the issue. The issue is how that water is then used to help or hurt the environment. Continue reading
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