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Up in the air

Joe Cessna’s neighbors include chemical plants that are as much a part of the Niagara Falls landscape as the Cataracts.

He’s constantly reminded of their presence. There’s the “nasty smell” that permeates his neighborhood and the greasy film that coats his pool in…

2015-06-04
Natural asbestos problem in Burlington ‘falls in the cracks’

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigators prompted by a resident's concern in late 2012 tested rocks near a housing development in Burlington and found evidence of naturally occurring asbestos.
Prolonged exposure to the substance found inside the rocks has been shown…

2014-07-16
Staffers' exceptional effort to be rewarded at ceremony April 29 2014-04-18
Dagnon, Green and Welch recognized for innovative teaching 2014-03-12
Environmental lawyer to speak on water, growth at WWU

Can everything's need for water - including that of salmon and other species - be met as Whatcom County's human population grows?

Jean Melious, environmental lawyer and Western Washington University professor of environmental studies, will address the question at a free public…

2013-12-03
Scharks to give talk on Kilimanjaro climbs Dec. 4 2013-11-22
Western Reads to hold panels on environmental science ethics and social justice 2013-10-10
Nelson unofficially breaks Guinness world paddling record

At 7:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, an air horn sounded at Lake Padden in Bellingham, signaling that local paddler Brandon Nelson achieved his goal of breaking the Guinness world record for most distance traveled on flat water in a canoe or kayak in a 24-hour period.

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2013-08-21
Students to present on class in Tanzania Saturday 2012-09-19
Our ancestors may have harnessed and used fire much earlier than we thought

The ability to harness and control fire was a crucial turning point in our human evolution; perhaps the crucial turning point in determining the type of humans we are today.

We are unique among animals in that humans eat a diet rich in both cooked and “nonthermally processed” food. Our…

2012-04-04
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