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WWU Receives National Recognition for Community Service 2016-09-30
Professor, students monitor quality of NW lakes 2015-07-17
Lake Whatcom cleanup a long and complex task

The latest annual report on Lake Whatcom water quality seems to be frustrating people who want to see dramatic improvement and drastic measures to get there.

In a recent news report, lead Lake Whatcom researcher Robin Matthews said there are no quick fixes for lake…

2014-04-14
Scientist: Lake Whatcom's problems persist, but are not getting worse

The quality of Lake Whatcom water may have stabilized, but it will likely take decades to get the city's drinking water source back to near-pristine levels.

2014-04-09
WWU prof to speak on Lake Whatcom pollution

A water-quality expert from Western Washington University will discuss Lake Whatcom pollution on Thursday, Nov. 21.

Robin Matthews' free public talk starts at 4 p.m. in Communications Facility 105 on the Western campus. Her talk is part of the Huxley College of the Environment…

2013-11-21
Matthews to discuss Lake Whatcom's water quality Nov. 21 at Western 2013-11-19
Project provides water-quality data for small lakes 2013-08-13
WWU again lauded for community service 2013-03-05
Cool 2011 summer helped Lake Whatcom water quality a bit

Scientific measurements of the biochemistry of Lake Whatcom showed some improvement in 2011, but that is probably the result of a cool summer, not human efforts to control polluting runoff.
So says Robin Matthews, the lead scientist on the annual lake water monitoring effort commissioned…

2012-03-14
Bellingham council hears scientist's warnings on Lake Whatcom water

Although her research has documented a steady deterioration in the quality of Lake Whatcom's water, Robin Matthews still drinks the treated city water that originates in the lake.

Matthews, director of the Institute for Watershed Studies at Huxley College of the Environment, Western…

2011-06-07
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