After a one-day strike, Bellingham Herald secured raises and protections against artificial intelligence. Following a one-day ...

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Maritime Heritage Park was filled with the sound of drums on a recent afternoon as visitors danced through the rain, linked hand in hand, at the park’s center. The ring of dancers, stepping together ...

The summer season sees a large increase in drinking water demand, most of which goes toward outdoor watering and much is lost to evaporation, overwatering ... Read more ...

A parade and festival on Sunday capped a weekend of celebrating Pride in Bellingham. The parade hit the ground running at 11 a.m. with rainbow flag-sporting cars and parade participants making their ...

New book by local author tackles ‘shifting baseline syndrome’ for environmental conditions. My next book is set to publish in ...

Left to right: Jay Julius Xw’tot lhem, Dan Berger, Gabe Galanda, Caitlin Leck and Jaime Beechum pose after a June 7 community education event at the Episcopal Church Parish Hall on Orcas Island.

Events spanning several years converged when a leak spilling more than a quarter million gallons of gasoline and resulting explosion and fire wreaked disaster along Whatcom Creek. It was the beginning ...

Exhaust scrubbers can generate unseen water pollution; impact on Salish Sea disputed. An international bid to reduce air pollution from ocean-going ships may be increasing water pollution in the ...

Remember this number: 3.3 million. That’s the total length of oil, gas and hazardous materials pipelines crisscrossing the United States, a figure greater than the length of paved roads in the country ...