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Housing values in Clark County have grown at varying rates, depending on neighborhood.

Clark County could lose $6.4M in grants and loans after state says it violated growth management law

August 9, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

When the Clark County Council last year passed an ordinance clearing the way for mining permits in the Chelatchie area, the county’s lawyers warned the decision violated state law and could have unintended financial impacts. Now the state Department of Ecology is withholding around $6.4 million – $1.3 million annually… Read story

The morning sun shines through leaves at Whipple Creek Regional Park. A recent Oregon State University study found natural growth and intentional planting benefits climate mitigation.

OSU study compares ways to manage forest regrowth for climate mitigation

August 6, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

When it comes to nature versus nurture, a new study from an Oregon State University scientist found the most cost-effective way to manage forest regrowth for climate mitigation is actually a combination of both. Read story

Tony Tommasini, from left, Doug Kreuzer and Kari Dupler of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership conduct an amphibian study as part of the fish habitat restoration efforts at the East Fork Lewis River in March. Clark County recently finalized the purchase of nearly 125 acres needed for the $20 million habitat restoration project.

Clark County buys Ridgefield Pits, opening the way for a $20M restoration project

July 31, 2024, 4:03pm Clark County News

Clark County officially owns the Ridgefield Pits, a former gravel-mine site central to a $20 million habitat restoration project on the East Fork Lewis River. Read story

Jeff Way of Vancouver, right, keeps his balance as he enjoys slacklining in the sunshine with his roommate, Matthew Nebel, not pictured, Friday afternoon, April 1, 2016 at Esther Short Park. Yesterday's blue skies and warm temperatures made it a good day for residents to kick off their shoes and get outdoors.

Vancouver parks to feature pop-up arboretums

July 26, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

Many stroll through downtown Vancouver’s Esther Short Park on a daily basis, taking in the busy playground or a game of Frisbee on the lawn. But how many take the time to look up? Read story

FILE - Democratic Presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, greets people as he tours the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2019, during an event where he unveiled part of his plan to defeat climate change.

In Washington, Inslee’s final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

July 23, 2024, 7:45am Latest News

Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee told transit and city leaders where money to pay for them — more than $1 million — came from. Read story

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

Clark County rejects plan to reclassify private road leading to gravel mine

July 22, 2024, 5:39pm Business

Residents living along Southeast 356th Avenue in Washougal arrived at the Clark County Council’s July 16 meeting to drive one point home: The county should not approve a mining operation’s request to convert their private road into a public road. Read story

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks near St. Johns Road in May 2023. The Clark County Council recently decided not to move forward with hiring a consultant to complete regulations for the section of rail line set aside for industrial development. The question of where the county goes from here remains unanswered.

‘There is no moving forward’: Clark County Council at impasse on railroad

July 22, 2024, 4:02pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council’s decision not to spend nearly $100,000 on a rail consultant, made during its July 10 meeting, caught many by surprise. Council members Gary Medvigy, Michele Belkot and Karen Bowerman previously supported hiring a consultant to complete development regulations related to the roughly 400 acres along Highway… Read story

Michael McKeag uses a laser pointer during a night-sky presentation in Hood River, Ore.

Night skies in the Gorge are getting brighter. This group is pushing back

July 22, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Two Gorge residents in Oregon are trying to convince Hood River County officials that light pollution is on the rise and that adopting “dark sky” policies for outdoor lighting will help bring traditional nighttime back to the Columbia River Gorge. Read story

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years.

U.S. appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

July 19, 2024, 1:15pm Business

In a victory for President Joe Biden’s administration, a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that a new federal regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants can remain in force as legal challenges continue. Read story

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