Both candidates for mayor now say they oppose a proposed coal-shipping port at Cherry Point, but the real action may be in the Whatcom County executive contest.
The president tends toward a centrist, pragmatic approach to politics, but he also was schooled by the hard-knuckled pols of Chicago. So which Obama will come foward as he deals with the newly...
As Northwest concerns build about global and local environmental issues in the Northwest, a small Oregon port gives its approval to exporting coal to burn in Chinese power plants.
Just as supporters of a proposed Longview coal-loading terminal take a step back, Bellingham is seeing a flurry of activity by supporters and opponents of a proposed Cherry Point facility.
The Cape Violet, a Capesize coal bulker built in 2009 and operating under Panamanian flag, recently stopped at Westshore Terminal south of Vancouver, B.C.
Mayor Mike McGinn, flanked by standing city council members (l to r) Jean Godden, Richard Conlin and Mike O'Brien, tells officials at a meeting on coal ports that he supports an area-wide study of the...