The Columbian

Regional council set to vote on new forage fish rules today

March 10, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Regional policymakers are expected to act today on an ecological plan that would mark a significant shift in the way West Coast fisheries are managed. Read story

Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, and Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, seen in June 2014 in the rotunda of the Washington Capitol, are working with Rep.

Three local lawmakers float new I-5 bridge plan

March 8, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

A trio of Southwest Washington lawmakers are floating a new plan for an Interstate 5 span between Vancouver and Portland they say could alleviate congestion at a much lower cost than the failed Columbia River Crossing project. Read story

Kati Cooke, with her father Mike, stencils "Dump No Waste" near a Salmon Creek storm drain.

Volunteers spread Clark County’s storm drain message

March 7, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

When Clark County Undersheriff Mike Cooke patrolled a Salmon Creek neighborhood earlier this week, he wasn't looking for criminal activity. Read story

The proposed Tesoro-Savage oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver would include operations at Terminal 5, west of Interstate 5.

Filing seeks limits on oil terminal foes

March 7, 2015, 12:00am Business

The companies behind a proposed oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver on Friday asked for "reasonable conditions and limitations" on more than a dozen entities who have declared their intent to intervene in the project's upcoming judicial trial. Read story

A proposed transmission line in Southwest Washington would pass through Camas along the path of existing powerlines, shown here.

Proposed BPA power line plan moves ahead slowly

March 5, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

Take a drive through the eastern and northern parts of Clark County, and it's not unusual to see signs urging the Bonneville Power Administration to take its proposed transmission line project elsewhere. Read story