Environment Guest Opinion: Seattle and Alaska in another sibling fight A barge carries goods from the Port of Seattle toward Alaska. by Jordan Royer / May 10, 2015
Politics Waterfront development: Will new rules harm fish, Puget Sound? The waterfront in Edmonds: Should it be easier to build by the shore? by Bob Simmons / August 25, 2014
Tech Could BP turn Bellingham into a Northwest oil export capital? The BP docks at Cherry Point by Bob Simmons / July 20, 2014
Environment Northwest glaciers: Wasting away Cold, beauty and loss: An extraordinary Bellingham art exhibit visualizes our region's - and our planet’s - disappearing ice. by Bob Simmons / November 4, 2013
Politics Hurricane Sandy and the importance of being FEMA Hurricane Sandy hammers a wharf in Marblehead, MA. by Jordan Royer / November 1, 2012
Environment Plan to create major park moves ahead Some of the damage from the 1983 Smith Creek landslide at Lake Whatcom. by Bob Simmons / May 23, 2012
Environment Big Coal meets Cherry Point's tiny herring The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / October 27, 2011
Politics Cherry Point's coal debate: new fight on a site with stormy history The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / October 18, 2011
Politics Permissive outcome on coal port land-clearing violations The ruling from Whatcom County, state DNR seems to say: violate first, get a permit later. And pay a small fine. by Bob Simmons / September 19, 2011