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Washington wants 35% of new vehicles to be electric by 2026; the state and Clark County have a way to go

April 17, 2025, 6:07am Business Updated 13 hours ago

As enthusiastic as electric car owners are about their vehicles, Washington still has a long way to go to meet its requirement that 35 percent of new passenger vehicle sales… Read story

Anglers descend on the Gorge to get piece of $1.7 million Northern pikeminnow payouts

April 16, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

Thomas Ogren stood on the dock at The Dalles Marina boat launch Monday, casting for Northern pikeminnow in the hopes of hooking a piece of the roughly $1 million anglers… Read story

Chinook salmon, pictured here, is Oregon’s official state fish and is of high cultural value to Northwest tribes and high economic value to Oregon’s coastal economies.

Oregon governor, congressional delegation urge feds to declare disaster for coast salmon fisheries

April 15, 2025, 10:50am Northwest Free

For the seventh time in less than a decade, Oregon’s commercial fishermen, governor and congressional delegation are asking for federal aid to soften the blow of climate change on the state’s ocean salmon fisheries. Read story

Call to Electric Car Drivers

April 8, 2025, 12:33pm Clark County News

Washington's Climate Commitment Act requires that electric cars make up 35 percent of all new car sales by 2026. Read story

Will Phillips, president and owner of Vancouver Cyclery, wheels an e-bike out at his shop earlier this year. Starting Wednesday, April 9, the Washington State Department of Transportation is offering rebates of up to $1,200 for e-bike purchases.

State opens applications for e-bike rebates at 7 a.m. Wednesday

April 8, 2025, 12:01pm Clark County News

Washington residents will be able to apply for a state Department of Transportation electric bicycle rebate beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday. The rebates range from $300 to $1,200 and will be applied at the time of purchase. The program closes at noon April 23. Read story

Water samples from the city’s water Station 4 are collected for testing. Recent test results show some improvement in the reductions of forever chemicals in the city’s drinking water supply.

Vancouver water test results for PFAS a mixed bag

April 8, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

Recent water test results from the city of Vancouver show levels for some PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have decreased while others have remained steady or increased. Read story

Clark County man wants Vancouver and the county to do more to protect disappearing tree-lined ridgelines

Construction continues on a property that backs up to a hillside on Edgewood Drive on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Vancouver. Urban forests on Clark CountyÄôs ridgelines are disappearing as new developments come in.

April 4, 2025, 6:10am Business

For Warren Neth, one of the great things about his Harney Heights home was being able to walk among the trees on the neighboring ridgetops. Although Neth now lives on a farm in Yelm, he still owns his house in Vancouver and comes back regularly to visit. Recently, he noticed… Read story

Forest Service to replant trees lost in wildfires in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

The 2022 Kalama Fire burned 500 acres on the south side of Mount St. Helens in 2022.

The U.S. Forest Service is planning to replant 134 acres of trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest lost during the 2022 Siouxon, Kalama and Sunset fires. The federal agency is accepting public comment on the proposal until Sunday. Read story