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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

State Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, announces a package of bills Friday at the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay.

Sen. Cleveland proposes megaproject ‘safeguards’

State Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, announces a package of bills Friday at the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay.

January 8, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

State Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, on Friday announced a set of bills designed to prevent future bistate transportation projects from meeting the same fate as the failed Columbia River Crossing. Read story

Clark County Councilors David Madore, from left, Tom Mielke, and  Jeanne Stewart

Clark County mulls charter implementation

Clark County Councilors David Madore, from left, Tom Mielke, and  Jeanne Stewart

January 7, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Clark County councilors on Wednesday delayed action on a proposed agreement on how to implement the new form of government voters approved last year. Read story

Nearly a year after it closed, the former Albertsons site at 5000 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. remains vacant.

Albertsons vacancy haunts Fourth Plain plaza

Nearly a year after it closed, the former Albertsons site at 5000 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. remains vacant.

January 6, 2015, 4:00pm Business

When Albertsons closed its grocery store on Vancouver's Fourth Plain Boulevard in February, analysts expected the space to stay vacant for a long time. Read story

Clark County Councilors David Madore, from left, Tom Mielke, and  Jeanne Stewart

Clark County Council meeting kicks off a new era

Clark County Councilors David Madore, from left, Tom Mielke, and  Jeanne Stewart

January 6, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

As Clark County's governing body convened for the first time in 2015 on Tuesday, it didn't take long for county Councilor Tom Mielke to recognize the significance of an otherwise routine meeting. Read story

A view of the area, top right, where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling above the Green River on the border of the Mount St.

Company drops drilling plan near Mount St. Helens

A view of the area, top right, where the Ascot Mining Company wants to do more exploratory drilling above the Green River on the border of the Mount St.

January 5, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Canadian mining company has for now dropped its pursuit of an exploratory drilling project near Mount St. Helens, prompting environmental advocates to declare victory after a prolonged legal fight. Read story

Clark County coalition calls for transportation package

January 5, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

A coalition of public and private organizations in Clark County is calling for a "comprehensive revenue package" for the state's transportation needs, and assurance that adequate money will come back to projects in Southwest Washington. Read story

Clark County Councilor Jeanne Stewart is sworn in by Superior Court Judge Barbara Johnson during a ceremony at the Clark County Public Service Center on Monday.

Stewart sworn in as Clark County councilor

Clark County Councilor Jeanne Stewart is sworn in by Superior Court Judge Barbara Johnson during a ceremony at the Clark County Public Service Center on Monday.

January 4, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

Jeanne Stewart was sworn in Monday as a Clark County councilor, formally beginning the four-year term she was elected to in November. Read story

Crews recently finished repainting both spans of the North Fork Lewis River Bridge, which carries Interstate 5 over the Clark-Cowlitz county line.

Fresh paint shores up aging I-5 bridge; others await work

Crews recently finished repainting both spans of the North Fork Lewis River Bridge, which carries Interstate 5 over the Clark-Cowlitz county line.

January 3, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

When crews finished repainting both spans of the North Fork Lewis River Bridge recently, it added years of life to the aging structure that carries Interstate 5 across the Clark-Cowlitz county line. Read story

C-Tran plans to expand the Fisher's Landing Transit Center, its busiest facility.

C-Tran to expand Fisher’s Landing lot

C-Tran plans to expand the Fisher's Landing Transit Center, its busiest facility.

January 3, 2015, 4:00pm Business

C-Tran's busiest transit center is poised to get busier. Read story

Arctic blast to bring strong winds, cold

December 29, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

An arctic blast this week will bring Clark County strong winds and its coldest temperatures of the season so far, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story