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Stories by Dameon Pesanti

Columbian staff writer

Jaimee Vela reacts as her son Joel, 5, sluices down the waterslide Monday at the Lake Shore Athletic Club in Vancouver. A heat wave is forecast to persist through Labor Day weekend.

Warm weather remains as holiday weekend approaches

Jaimee Vela reacts as her son Joel, 5, sluices down the waterslide Monday at the Lake Shore Athletic Club in Vancouver. A heat wave is forecast to persist through Labor Day weekend.

August 28, 2017, 8:33pm Clark County News

With Labor Day weekend fast approaching, the unofficial end of summer is soon upon us, but that doesn’t mean the weather is going to change significantly any time soon. Read story

A wildfire burns on a hillside above stopped railcars near Othello on Aug. 13. The fire is one of many in the region that helped deplete fire fighting resources. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington firefighters battle blazes across states after early start to season

A wildfire burns on a hillside above stopped railcars near Othello on Aug. 13. The fire is one of many in the region that helped deplete fire fighting resources. (AP Photo/Ted S.

August 28, 2017, 6:04am Clark County News

A wet spring followed by an unusually hot and dry summer brought an early fire season to the Pacific Northwest. Read story

Woman files lawsuit, wants Orange off ballot

August 26, 2017, 8:05pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman has filed a lawsuit to have Port of Vancouver commissioner candidate Don Orange removed from the general election ballot. Read story

Clark Talks: Podcast explores public defense, mayoral race

August 24, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

In this week’s Clark Talks, Columbian reporters Jake Thomas and Dameon Pesanti talk with local defense attorney Jeff Barrar about the prospect of Clark County reorganizing its indigent defense system. Read story

This photo taken in 2005 looks west from Forest Road 26 northeast of Spirit Lake toward Goat Mountain, the area where Ascot Resources Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C., is seeking to drill exploratory holes to study the possibility of mining for minerals such as copper, gold and molybdenum. The U.S. Forest Service recently issued a draft decision to consent to the work on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest despite heavy opposition from environmental groups and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

Exploratory mining permit for near Mount St. Helens advances

This photo taken in 2005 looks west from Forest Road 26 northeast of Spirit Lake toward Goat Mountain, the area where Ascot Resources Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C., is seeking to drill exploratory holes to study the possibility of mining for minerals such as copper, gold and molybdenum. The U.S. Forest Service recently issued a draft decision to consent to the work on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest despite heavy opposition from environmental groups and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

August 23, 2017, 8:06pm Clark County News

Exploratory mining near Mount St. Helens is now one step closer to happening. Read story

Journeyman lineman apprentice Vince Sorge replaces a high-pressure sodium light fixture with a new LED light fixture in Felida on Tuesday morning. Clark Public Utilities is funding the replacement of 23,000 old light fixtures with the new and more efficient technology.

Clark Public Utilities: Effort will improve efficiency, save money

Journeyman lineman apprentice Vince Sorge replaces a high-pressure sodium light fixture with a new LED light fixture in Felida on Tuesday morning. Clark Public Utilities is funding the replacement of 23,000 old light fixtures with the new and more efficient technology.

August 23, 2017, 8:04pm Clark County News

By next spring Clark County’s unincorporated neighborhoods won’t look the same after sundown. Read story

The Portland Raging Grannies, a social activist group, sing their testimony against the Vancouver Energy oil terminal at an Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council hearing Tuesday at Clark College at Columbia Tech Center.

Oil terminal foes say it with song

The Portland Raging Grannies, a social activist group, sing their testimony against the Vancouver Energy oil terminal at an Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council hearing Tuesday at Clark College at Columbia Tech Center.

August 22, 2017, 9:04pm Business

During the four years people have been arguing over the controversial Vancouver Energy oil terminal in public meetings they’ve never resorted to singing and shouting — until Tuesday. Read story

Passengers arrive at the Evergreen Transit Center from downtown Portland via the C-Tran Evergreen Express.

C-Tran to change express service into Portland

Passengers arrive at the Evergreen Transit Center from downtown Portland via the C-Tran Evergreen Express.

August 20, 2017, 6:21pm Clark County News

C-Tran is making changes to several of its bus services in hopes of bringing some relief to its riders — especially those who commute into Portland. Read story

Bill Doile, left, and Will MacArthur install a solar panel for A&R Solar in June 2015 for what was Clark Public Utilities’ first community solar panel system. In light of a new state-level solar incentives program, the utility’s commission recently updated its policies for solar power.

Clark Public Utilities lifts hold on solar program

Bill Doile, left, and Will MacArthur install a solar panel for A&R Solar in June 2015 for what was Clark Public Utilities’ first community solar panel system. In light of a new state-level solar incentives program, the utility’s commission recently updated its policies for solar power.

August 18, 2017, 6:10pm Business

Clark County residents interested in harnessing the power of the sun to energize their homes and businesses just got an extra reason to consider installing solar panels. Read story

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council members Bill Lynch, left, and Cullen Stephenson, right, listen as Ryan Rittenhouse of Friends of the Columbia Gorge speaks at Clark College during a permit hearing last November.

EFSEC grants oil terminal extension as council chair announces resignation

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council members Bill Lynch, left, and Cullen Stephenson, right, listen as Ryan Rittenhouse of Friends of the Columbia Gorge speaks at Clark College during a permit hearing last November.

August 16, 2017, 4:29pm Business

State officials have again pushed back the decision deadline for the Vancouver Energy rail-to-marine oil terminal proposed for the Port of Vancouver. Read story