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May 15, 2025
Feds want to change definition of ‘harm’ to endangered species
A proposed change to the Endangered Species Act has local environmental groups worried.
A proposed change to the Endangered Species Act has local environmental groups worried.
Most Clark County residents have curbside recycling available. A new bill passed by the Washington Legislature this session could spell changes, and higher costs, for local residents.
When the Washington House and Senate stripped all funding for the Columbia River Gorge Commission from their proposed budgets during heated negotiations at the end of March, the future looked bleak for the bistate agency. But on Monday, the agency learned that its funding had been restored — or at least some of it.
Plan aims to protect shoreline environment, promote water-oriented development and increase public access and recreational opportunities
Camas High School is now home to a tree that has literally been to the moon and back.
As enthusiastic as electric car owners are about their vehicles, Washington still has a long way to go to meet its requirement that 35 percent of new passenger vehicle sales be electric by 2026.
About 35 students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent Wednesday digging in the dirt. They weren’t looking for buried treasure but helping to restore wetlands habitat at Baz River Front Park.
For the past two decades, an inconspicuous nature preserve in the Columbia River Gorge has protected rare plants, Oregon white oaks and animals imperiled by rapidly disappearing habitats.
The latest budget proposal from the Legislature could mean the end for the Columbia River Gorge Commission, which was established four decades ago to protect the national scenic area.
If it weren’t for their shared passion for creating a healthier, more sustainable environment, Camas residents Glen DeWillie, Randal Friedman and Molly McKay Williams — leaders of the recently formed Camas Earth Day Society — may have never even crossed paths.