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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

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

Petitions drive oil terminal comments

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

December 23, 2013, 4:00pm Business

As state officials begin to review more than 31,000 comments on a proposed oil terminal in Vancouver, the task may not be as daunting as it sounds. Read story

Protesters gather at Clark College on Oct.

Port of Vancouver oil terminal plan gets 31,000 comments

Protesters gather at Clark College on Oct.

December 18, 2013, 4:00pm Business

The state agency reviewing a proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver piled up more than 31,000 comments before Wednesday's deadline passed. Read story

Repair work on the southbound span of the Interstate 5 Bridge, which opened in 1958, slowed freeway traffic in Vancouver on Monday. Additional work is tentatively set for next week.

I-5 Bridge repairs extended to next week

Repair work on the southbound span of the Interstate 5 Bridge, which opened in 1958, slowed freeway traffic in Vancouver on Monday. Additional work is tentatively set for next week.

December 15, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Repair work on the Interstate 5 Bridge slowed Vancouver traffic with back-to-back bridge lifts Monday morning, but the job isn't done yet. Read story

An egret lands near a side channel along the East Fork Lewis River on Friday.

East Fork restoration takes long-term approach

An egret lands near a side channel along the East Fork Lewis River on Friday.

December 13, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

LA CENTER -- On the East Fork Lewis River and surrounding habitat, restoration efforts paint on a partially finished canvas. Read story

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

C-Tran board review must wait on ruling by judge

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

December 11, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Any shake-up to the C-Tran Board of Directors will wait until after a Clark County judge sorts out a crucial legal question, a committee decided Wednesday. Read story

Battle Ground resident Jason Martinez stands on a rock while fishing for winter steelhead at Lewisville Park on Tuesday.

Freezing rain may follow thaw

Battle Ground resident Jason Martinez stands on a rock while fishing for winter steelhead at Lewisville Park on Tuesday.

December 10, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Clark County's extended cold snap briefly thawed Tuesday, as temperatures climbed above freezing in places for the first time, day or night, in nearly a week. Read story

Stephen Stewart explores the icy conditions around Burnt Bridge Creek on Monday in Vancouver. &quot;I'm calling my friends to tell them I'm walking on water,&quot; Stewart said.

Snow, possible ice could create messy commute Tuesday

Stephen Stewart explores the icy conditions around Burnt Bridge Creek on Monday in Vancouver. &quot;I'm calling my friends to tell them I'm walking on water,&quot; Stewart said.

December 9, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Lingering cold mixed with possible moisture could deliver the right ingredients for a messy morning commute Tuesday in Clark County. Read story

Jeff Hildreth, an electrical engineer at Vancouver's Ross Complex substation, explains the testing that is carried out at the facility's high-voltage lab.

High-voltage BPA lab a rare asset

Jeff Hildreth, an electrical engineer at Vancouver's Ross Complex substation, explains the testing that is carried out at the facility's high-voltage lab.

December 8, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Jeff Hildreth gave the go-ahead order, then watched as a small red light started blinking. He waited. A warning sounded about a minute later. Soon came a brilliant flash of light, a crack like a gunshot, then silence. Lightning can be hard to come by in Southwest Washington. But the… Read story

Snow and ice closed the offramp from northbound Interstate 205 to Northeast 134 Street this morning.

Simple trip on I-205 becomes waiting game

Snow and ice closed the offramp from northbound Interstate 205 to Northeast 134 Street this morning.

December 5, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Justin Nickelsen left the house this morning for what he figured would be a simple trip. He got on northbound I-205 just after 7:30 a.m., taking his sister-in-law to a dentist appointment a few miles away. Read story

Record-setting cold to continue this weekend

December 4, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Temperatures are predicted to again plummet into the teens in Clark County this weekend, but forecasters say it won't feel like it. It will feel colder. Read story