Environment
Environment
Officials warn of wildfire threat, call for increased mitigation
By The Front and Ellis Thomson | July 31Rich Dodd, wildfire district manager for the Northwest region of the Department of Natural Resources, said “I don’t think we have enough resources to be able to drive a firetruck to every house that’s adjacent to a moving wildland fire." // Photo courtesy of Wayne Chaudiere.
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Incoming freshman brings a tiny piece of home to Western
By The Front and Ellen Anderson | July 10Emmett Linklater built his tiny home with help from his father. // Photo courtesy of The Spokesman-Review
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Canada's plans for the Trans Mountain Pipeline may pose risks for orca whales
By The Front | June 26Tanker traffic associated with pipeline construction is expected to interfere with the endangered orca whales' communication behaviors. // Photo by Nicole Martinson
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Lake Whatcom's water quality suffers from recreational use
By The Front and Alison Eddy | May 30Lake Whatcom serves as a source of drinking water for about 96,000 people in the Bellingham area. // Photo by Alison Eddy
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Erosion, loose sediment at Locust Beach worry residents
By The Front and Kenzie Mahoskey | May 30Locust Beach on a sunny day. On the bluff, sediment and dirt are starting to give way. // Photo by Kenzie Mahoskey
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Official says Washington state is a nuclear hotspot
By The Front and Mia Steben | May 16According to Adams, Washington is a large producer of nuclear weapons, though not a lot of residents realize it. // Photo Courtesy of Lilly Adams
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City Council holds educational forum on deer ban ordinance
By The Front and Grace McCarthy | May 2Photo by Grace McCarthy // The Western Front
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Bellingham ties for first in cleanest air quality report
By The Front and Stella Harvey | May 2Breathe in, breathe out. Bellingham’s air is among the cleanest in the country, according to the American Lung Association’s 2018 State of Air report.
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Western's Society of Plastic Engineers utilize waste for 3D printing
By The Front and Daniel Lee | May 2Sustainability is a long-term goal of Western’s facilities. Robust compost and recycling services are available, and campus is littered with fill-up stations for reusable water bottles.
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Waterfront development underway after 15-year wait
By The Front and Drew Stuart | February 7
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Backspace your e-waste
By The Front | July 28E-waste, the largest growing form of waste in America, is any electronic device that is discarded by its user. This could range from a broken pair of headphones or an old phone charger to a TV or a microwave.
