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A motorist navigates a roundabout near Vancouver City Hall.

Vancouver council extends fossil fuels moratorium

A motorist navigates a roundabout near Vancouver City Hall.

December 6, 2021, 8:31pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council unanimously voted Monday to extend its fossil fuel moratorium for an additional six months to improve public and environmental health. Read story

Hood River fishermen Eli Schroppel, left, and Matt Sweeting hope to get a bite as they fish in the White Salmon River.

Success of White Salmon River restoration a blueprint for other Northwest dams

Hood River fishermen Eli Schroppel, left, and Matt Sweeting hope to get a bite as they fish in the White Salmon River.

November 28, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The area around the White Salmon River serves as a time capsule showing the river’s evolution since the Condit Dam was removed 10 years ago, allowing it to flow freely again. Read story

The urban forestry commission is handing out one tree per household in an effort to make Vancouver more environmentally friendly. Advanced registration is required.

Vancouver Urban Forestry Program helps environmental legacy take root

The urban forestry commission is handing out one tree per household in an effort to make Vancouver more environmentally friendly. Advanced registration is required.

October 22, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver’s Urban Forestry Program is providing an opportunity for city residents to make a multigenerational impact and fight climate change this weekend at an annual tree giveaway. Read story

Bradford Island and the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in 2019.

EPA recommends adding Columbia River’s Bradford Island to Superfund

Bradford Island and the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in 2019.

September 8, 2021, 1:53pm Clark County News

A nearby stretch of the Columbia River may soon join a list of sites slated for a federal toxic cleanup program, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. Read story

A sailboat makes its way past the railroad bridge in Vancouver through the smoke on Sept. 10, 2020. Smoke events in Vancouver tend to be weather-dependent, occurring when east winds bring smoke from elsewhere in the state to the western half.

Are smoky summer skies the ‘new normal’ in Clark County?

A sailboat makes its way past the railroad bridge in Vancouver through the smoke on Sept. 10, 2020. Smoke events in Vancouver tend to be weather-dependent, occurring when east winds bring smoke from elsewhere in the state to the western half.

August 8, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Last summer’s weeklong “smoke storm” was a game-changer for residents of Western Washington and Oregon. A thick layer of hazardous smog blanketed the region, and Portland briefly laid claim to the dubious mantle of having the worst air quality of any major city in the world. Read story

During the late June heat wave in 2021, Clark Public Utilities' peak demand for power was 62 percent higher than usual, causing extra load on its substations and power lines.

In wake of extreme heat wave, Clark Public Utilities plans upgrades

During the late June heat wave in 2021, Clark Public Utilities' peak demand for power was 62 percent higher than usual, causing extra load on its substations and power lines.

August 3, 2021, 6:01am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The late June heat wave pushed temperatures in Clark County to record-breaking highs, and it generated a corresponding spike in regional electricity consumption as residents hunkered down at home and cranked up their air conditioning. Read story

CLARK COUNTY: Melia Ballantyne won $500 for this video she created in the Clean Water Actions Long Video category of the Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington Student Video Contest.

Students create videos about environmental impacts for contest

CLARK COUNTY: Melia Ballantyne won $500 for this video she created in the Clean Water Actions Long Video category of the Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington Student Video Contest.

July 11, 2021, 5:35am Community

The Stormwater Partners of Southwest Washington recently announced the winners of its first Student Video Contest, which 87 Clark County middle and high school students entered. Read story

Taylor Loewen, Southwest Washington manager for Ridwell, sits on a bale of clamshells collected for recycling by Green Impact Plastics. Ridwell, which collects hard-to-recycle items, is launching service in Vancouver, Hazel Dell and Salmon Creek.

Ridwell launches collection of hard-to-recycle items in Vancouver

Taylor Loewen, Southwest Washington manager for Ridwell, sits on a bale of clamshells collected for recycling by Green Impact Plastics. Ridwell, which collects hard-to-recycle items, is launching service in Vancouver, Hazel Dell and Salmon Creek.

June 17, 2021, 12:04pm Clark County Life

If you are piling up plastic grocery bags, ratty clothes and burnt-out lightbulbs that you can’t bring yourself to throw into the garbage bin because you’re just sure there must be a better way to dispose of them, well, you’re right. Read story

Sunrise O'Mahoney, executive director of the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington, shows an area of the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway that honors the memory of local people of color who died from COVID-19. There are 41 trees planted there.

Clark County has a memorial for people of color lost to COVID-19

Sunrise O'Mahoney, executive director of the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington, shows an area of the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway that honors the memory of local people of color who died from COVID-19. There are 41 trees planted there.

May 7, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

When Karen Morrison envisions a memorial, she thinks about the permanence of plants and trees, and how nature can outlive humans. Read story

Workers unload wind blades bound for Canada from the MV Star Kilimanjaro at the Port of Vancouver on May 4, 2020. The ship departed China on April 13 and held 27 blades for nine wind turbines.

Port of Vancouver, importers of oversize cargo push for upgrades to I-84

Workers unload wind blades bound for Canada from the MV Star Kilimanjaro at the Port of Vancouver on May 4, 2020. The ship departed China on April 13 and held 27 blades for nine wind turbines.

April 17, 2021, 6:03am Business

The Port of Vancouver has spent the past few years positioning itself as a major import destination for wind energy components, touting its massive harbor cranes and large storage areas for turbine blades and tower segments. Read story