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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has reauthorized a grazing permit for 33,000 acres on the south side of Mount Adams.

Gifford Pinchot forest extends grazing permit

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has reauthorized a grazing permit for 33,000 acres on the south side of Mount Adams.

October 7, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has extended a permit to allow grazing near Mount Adams for another 10 years, while outlining a series of steps to make sure cattle stay inside their designated boundaries. Read story

Volunteer Travis Cook sits at a table in support of bus rapid transit last year inside Clark College's Gaiser Hall.

Ahead of vote, group rallies around bus rapid transit

Volunteer Travis Cook sits at a table in support of bus rapid transit last year inside Clark College's Gaiser Hall.

October 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

It's no surprise that light rail and the Columbia River Crossing have largely dominated the talk surrounding C-Tran's Proposition 1. Both politically charged issues had a yearslong head start on the sales tax measure now tied to them this fall. Read story

Power restored after wind causes outage in Camas

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Strong winds whipped through the region on Wednesday, causing at least two power outages and adding to already dangerous fire conditions. Read story

Hunter Ingraham, 14, right, and Noah Koonce, 14, ride their bikes at the Rolling Freedom Skate Park at Horseshoe Park in Woodland in late August.

Summer’s dry spell sets Vancouver record

Hunter Ingraham, 14, right, and Noah Koonce, 14, ride their bikes at the Rolling Freedom Skate Park at Horseshoe Park in Woodland in late August.

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A stubborn dry spell has turned into a record-setting three months for Vancouver and a handful of local cities -- and the trend shows no end in sight. Read story

The start of major construction on the Columbia River Crossing is now set back to late 2014.

Yank CRC funding, federal budget watchdog urges

The start of major construction on the Columbia River Crossing is now set back to late 2014.

October 2, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A federal budget watchdog this week targeted the Columbia River Crossing among a long list of projects and programs it says should be axed from the federal budget. Read story

An old wood stove insert sits inside the Ogden neighborhood home of Nancy McNatt in 2008.

Agency pushes wood stove upgrades

An old wood stove insert sits inside the Ogden neighborhood home of Nancy McNatt in 2008.

September 30, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Most Vancouver residents aren't thinking about their heating systems yet, much less replacing them for the sake of air quality or efficiency. Read story

Pearson Field as seen from the air.

FAA to delay controversial airspace restrictions

Pearson Field as seen from the air.

September 25, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Federal Aviation Administration will delay a controversial change to local airspace restrictions, marking at least a temporary victory for local pilots who said the move would create big problems for Vancouver's Pearson Field. Read story

The former location of Condit Dam on the White Salmon River, shown earlier this year.

Dam-free river plots new course

The former location of Condit Dam on the White Salmon River, shown earlier this year.

September 25, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

HUSUM -- Susan Hollingsworth had seen the photos. She'd seen the stories. Then she saw it for herself -- a fish leaping from the waters of the White Salmon River. Read story

Crews are installing new concrete barriers as part of a $50 million project to widen state Highway 14 in Camas and Washougal.

Highway 14 project shifting gears

Crews are installing new concrete barriers as part of a $50 million project to widen state Highway 14 in Camas and Washougal.

September 23, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

As construction crews continue to transform state Highway 14 in Camas and Washougal, drivers can soon expect to see the area from a new vantage point. Read story

Pearson Field as seen from the air in 2015.

Pearson pilots fret over FAA proposal

Pearson Field as seen from the air in 2015.

September 21, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Local pilots are pushing back against a set of new federal airspace rules they say would create big problems for Pearson Field. Read story