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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

Crews unearthed a tusk fragment in January 2010 at a construction site in Ridgefield.

Prehistoric tusk nearly ready for display

Crews unearthed a tusk fragment in January 2010 at a construction site in Ridgefield.

September 8, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

It had waited almost 20,000 years to see the light of day. Read story

A pedestrian walks along East Evergreen Boulevard protected by a colorful umbrella as record rainfall ended Friday.

Dry summer ends with a deluge

A pedestrian walks along East Evergreen Boulevard protected by a colorful umbrella as record rainfall ended Friday.

September 6, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A strong band of rain and thunderstorms dumped more rain on Vancouver in 24 hours than fell in all of July, August and the first few days of September -- combined. Read story

Oregon Gov.

Letter urges Oregon to quit CRC push

Oregon Gov.

September 6, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A coalition of neighborhood and environmental groups sent a letter Friday to Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and other state leaders calling on them to reject the latest push for an Oregon-led Columbia River Crossing. Read story

Environmental groups urge Kitzhaber to reject CRC

September 5, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A coalition of neighborhood and environmental groups on Friday sent a letter to Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and other state leaders calling on them to reject the latest push for an Oregon-led Columbia River Crossing. Read story

David Madore

Madore fails to ‘pause’ the BRT

David Madore

September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A proposed bus rapid transit system in Vancouver remains in the queue for a possible federal grant next year, after the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council turned back an effort to put the project on hold Tuesday. Read story

A lightning bolt lights up the sky over an old barn in Ridgefield early this morning. A total of 19 lightning strikes reached the ground in Clark County, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. The photo was shot at 2 a.m.

Late-summer lightning rolls through Clark County

A lightning bolt lights up the sky over an old barn in Ridgefield early this morning. A total of 19 lightning strikes reached the ground in Clark County, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. The photo was shot at 2 a.m.

September 2, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A late-summer lightning storm rolled through the region early this morning, producing dozens of flashes of lightning over Clark County. Read story

Hundreds of protesters cross the Columbia River in Vancouver on July 27 in support of an amphibious demonstration at the Interstate 5 Bridge against proposed fossil fuel facilities in the Northwest.

Clark County in national spotlight in fight over coal and oil terminals

Hundreds of protesters cross the Columbia River in Vancouver on July 27 in support of an amphibious demonstration at the Interstate 5 Bridge against proposed fossil fuel facilities in the Northwest.

August 31, 2013, 5:00pm Business

To hear Ken Miller tell it, coal's rise as an export commodity in Southwest Washington is unstoppable. Read story

The Interstate 5 bridge from the Oregon side looking northwest toward Washington.

UPDATE: CRC deals include $86M in mitigation payments

The Interstate 5 bridge from the Oregon side looking northwest toward Washington.

August 29, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Columbia River Crossing is primed to pay more than $86 million in taxpayer money to compensate three companies negatively impacted by a new Interstate 5 Bridge, according to documents released Friday. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge from the Hayden Island mobile home park.

UPDATE: CRC inks mitigation deal with Thompson Metal Fab

The Interstate 5 Bridge from the Hayden Island mobile home park.

August 28, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Columbia River Crossing has reached a mitigation agreement with Thompson Metal Fab, meaning the project has now inked deals to compensate all three major river manufacturers affected by the project's proposed bridge height. Read story

UPDATE: State Supreme Court rules in favor of wind farm

August 28, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Washington Supreme Court has upheld the approval of a controversial wind farm in Skamania County, turning back a legal challenge from two advocacy groups. Read story