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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

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

C-Tran board OKs fare increase, gets BRT update

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

May 13, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

C-Tran riders can expect to pay a little more for some bus trips later this year, after the C-Tran Board of Directors approved a fare increase Tuesday for the seventh consecutive year. Read story

Traffic enters southbound Interstate 205 from Padden Parkway, one of the most congested interchanges of the I-205 corridor.

Planners suggest small fixes for I-205

Traffic enters southbound Interstate 205 from Padden Parkway, one of the most congested interchanges of the I-205 corridor.

May 9, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Regional transportation planners are eyeing a series of small changes they hope will alleviate congestion along the Interstate 205 corridor in the coming years -- without the money for big-ticket projects they say will be needed someday. Read story

Trevor Prothero, center right, of Wilco farm supply uses a level to check a post while leading a fence-building class last month at the ninth annual Small Acreage Expo at 78th Street Heritage Farm. New federal data show that while total acreage and farms were in decline in Clark County, the number of farms working 9 acres or less grew significantly.

Farmland declined in Clark County from 2007 to ’12

Trevor Prothero, center right, of Wilco farm supply uses a level to check a post while leading a fence-building class last month at the ninth annual Small Acreage Expo at 78th Street Heritage Farm. New federal data show that while total acreage and farms were in decline in Clark County, the number of farms working 9 acres or less grew significantly.

May 2, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The amount of farmland in Clark County continued its long decline in recent years, even as more small operations have sprouted during that time, according to new federal data released Friday. Read story

Mount St.

USGS: Mount St. Helens magma re-pressurizing

Mount St.

April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

It's been six years since Mount St. Helens returned to relative slumber after its last eruptive phase, but the notorious volcano is quietly recharging for the next one, scientists said Wednesday. Read story

Contaminants found in Columbia fish

April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A new study released this week by the U.S. Geological Survey found "potentially harmful" levels of contaminants in fish in the lower Columbia River. Read story

Catworks Construction foreman Patrick Bachmeier, left, and project manager Doug Stetler stand under the Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls on Tuesday.

B.G. firm repairing Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls

Catworks Construction foreman Patrick Bachmeier, left, and project manager Doug Stetler stand under the Benson Bridge at Multnomah Falls on Tuesday.

April 29, 2014, 5:00pm Business

MULTNOMAH FALLS -- The project is expected to be finished by Memorial Day weekend. The truth is, Doug Stetler wouldn't mind staying a little longer. That's because his office is currently one of the best-known landmarks in the Columbia River Gorge. Read story

Tulips and rhododendrons bloom in a Vancouver yard.

Summer-like weather on tap for midweek around Clark County

Tulips and rhododendrons bloom in a Vancouver yard.

April 27, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A major shift in the weather this week will bring Clark County its warmest days of the year so far. 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.

Mount St. Helens area: Drilling plan still stalled by suit

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.

April 27, 2014, 5:00pm Business

Almost a year and a half after it was approved, a controversial mineral prospecting operation near Mount St. Helens remains stalled as opponents and the agencies who endorsed the plan continue to tangle in federal court. Read story

A Vancouver man allegedly cleared trees from this 15,000 square foot area of land below his home earlier this month.

Illegal tree-cutting could prompt hefty fine

A Vancouver man allegedly cleared trees from this 15,000 square foot area of land below his home earlier this month.

April 22, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man could face thousands of dollars in penalties after illegally cutting a large swath of trees on a slope near his home. Read story

Jennifer Van Wey tends a flock of chickens at Quackenbush Farm in Ridgefield.

Young farmers grow slowly at Quackenbush Farmvideo icon

Jennifer Van Wey tends a flock of chickens at Quackenbush Farm in Ridgefield.

April 20, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

RIDGEFIELD -- Growing vegetables isn't the hard part, Matt Van Wey says. Read story