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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

Small earthquake reported in Vancouver

December 28, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A small earthquake stirred under west Vancouver on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read story

Becca Khalil, center, with her son Adrian, at left, leads Izaac, a service dog in training, during an exercise earlier this month at Westfield Vancouver mall.

Trip to mall tests service dogs in training

Becca Khalil, center, with her son Adrian, at left, leads Izaac, a service dog in training, during an exercise earlier this month at Westfield Vancouver mall.

December 28, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Becca Khalil isn't sure how many dogs she's raised over the years. The Vancouver resident lost count somewhere around 20. Read story

Snowmaking equipment is one of the techniques Mount Hood Meadows in Oregon used to finally open for skiing this week.

Mountain snowpack is off to slow start

Snowmaking equipment is one of the techniques Mount Hood Meadows in Oregon used to finally open for skiing this week.

December 24, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Winter is officially only a few days old, but the region's mountain snowpack already faces a sizeable deficit. Read story

In 2013, Columbia Land Trust purchased about 2,300 acres of land on the east side of Pine Creek near Mount St. Helens. The Vancouver-based nonprofit on Monday announced a conservation easement and purchase that will together secure another 3,000 acres west of Pine Creek.

Deal secures 3,000 acres of forest near Mount St. Helens

In 2013, Columbia Land Trust purchased about 2,300 acres of land on the east side of Pine Creek near Mount St. Helens. The Vancouver-based nonprofit on Monday announced a conservation easement and purchase that will together secure another 3,000 acres west of Pine Creek.

December 22, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Columbia Land Trust on Monday announced the conservation of more than 3,000 acres of forestland near Mount St. Helens, the latest phase in an ongoing effort by the organization to prevent development in the area. Read story

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, hosted a roundtable discussion and tour of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe, left, community leaders and other officials, such as Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, in August.

Skamania County financial outlook worsens

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, hosted a roundtable discussion and tour of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe, left, community leaders and other officials, such as Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, in August.

December 21, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

When Congress approved its 2015 government funding bill earlier this month, a bleak financial situation for Skamania County got worse. Read story

Greg Misarti and his wife, Nell Warren, want to establish an art and ecology center on their property outside Washougal in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Is Gorge commission still relevant?

Greg Misarti and his wife, Nell Warren, want to establish an art and ecology center on their property outside Washougal in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

December 20, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Dwindling funding and staff have limited agency's ability to process development requests, perform other duties Read story

A Bus Rapid Transit vehicle stops at the median of Fort Vancouver Way at Clark College in this artist's rendition of C-Tran's proposed system.

C-Tran argues it’s within legal authority on BRT

A Bus Rapid Transit vehicle stops at the median of Fort Vancouver Way at Clark College in this artist's rendition of C-Tran's proposed system.

December 16, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

C-Tran insists that it is within its statutory authority in pursuing and building a bus rapid transit system in Vancouver, responding to a lawsuit filed by a group of citizens last month. Read story

A crew from Wright Tree Service clears branches from power lines near the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and New Mexico Street in Vancouver as cleanup continued from Thursday's windstorm.

Cleanup continues after powerful windstorm

A crew from Wright Tree Service clears branches from power lines near the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and New Mexico Street in Vancouver as cleanup continued from Thursday's windstorm.

December 12, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

A day after strong winds raked Clark County and left tens of thousands of people without power, crews continued cleaning up in calmer conditions Friday. Read story

David Madore, Clark County commissioner.

Madore suggests cutting RTC dues

David Madore, Clark County commissioner.

December 11, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Clark County Commissioner David Madore on Wednesday suggested cutting off county funding to the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, citing a "continuous track record of the RTC dismissing the leadership of the county." Read story

C-Tran's Route 39 bus stops for a passenger on East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Aug.

C-Tran approves 2015-16 budget

C-Tran's Route 39 bus stops for a passenger on East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Aug.

December 10, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The C-Tran Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a new spending plan that boosts the agency's operating budget during the next two years and commits to several large capital investments. Read story