Community voices / Cascadia’s media ecosystem connects our cross-border bioregion

The views expressed in the essays, analyses and opinions as Community Voices are those of the author exclusively and not … More

Oil train derailment in Whatcom County drives home transport risk concerns

By Kimberly Cauvel — When an oil train derailed in a fiery crash in Custer in December, about 29,000 gallons of the … More

New thinking, new technology needed for ‘transformation’ to a greener future

By Heather Spaulding — For over a century, hydroelectricity has provided the Pacific Northwest with clean energy. But over the … More

Vulnerable lands — and creatures — of San Juan Islands National Monument await management details

By Genevieve Iverson — One thousand acres of unique and fragile San Juan Islands land sit waiting for an imminent … More

Unlikely partners’ compromise will halt new fossil-fuel development at Cherry Point

By Kimberly Cauvel — An effort to steer future development at Whatcom County’s primary industrial center away from fossil fuels … More

Community Voices / Nooksack water rights adjudication is an existential threat to farming’s future

By Henry Bierlink — My friend Eric Hirst expressed his opinion that a water rights adjudication would be a step forward for … More

Proposed Roberts Bank terminal will add cargo capacity — but at what cost to Salish Sea

By Kimberly Cauvel  — Updated Aug. 26, 2020. In the shadow of the contested Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is another … More

More scrutiny sought on proposed logging around North Fork near Glacier

By Alex Meacham — The U.S. Forest Service has proposed logging about 5,700 acres near the North Fork of the … More

New oil spill response base in Friday Harbor will address present — and growing — threat

By Genevieve Iverson — Late one night, a fishing boat runs aground on the north shore of Patos Island with … More

Water concerns spark funding request for groundwater studies for San Juans, Guemes

Update: As of adjournment of the 2020 state legislative session on March 12, Sen. Liz Lovelett’s office reported that funding … More