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(Photo contributed by The Port of Vancouver)

Scientist: Floating wetlands a natural solution for algae blooms in Clark County lakes

(Photo contributed by The Port of Vancouver)

August 15, 2023, 6:07am Business

A litany of solutions exist that can rid the region’s waters of contaminants and persistent algae blooms, yet one contender remains relatively unknown. Read story

Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s salmon projects gets funding

August 15, 2023, 5:58am Clark County News

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s plans to restore salmon and steelhead movement in local Columbia River tributaries will receive full funding through a new federal program. Read story

The Park Laundry parcel is a gravel parking lot on the corner of Main Avenue and Simons Street in Ridgefield.

Ridgefield, Ecology reach legal settlement over Park Laundry

The Park Laundry parcel is a gravel parking lot on the corner of Main Avenue and Simons Street in Ridgefield.

August 11, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

The Washington Department of Ecology and the city of Ridgefield are entering a legal settlement requiring the city to purchase a contaminated parcel and lead its cleanup efforts. Read story

A Honey Locust Norm Staff Park 
 in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. (iStock.com)

Vancouver eyes climate-adaptive trees for future

A Honey Locust Norm Staff Park 
 in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. (iStock.com)

August 10, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News

Local tree experts are planting ahead for the area’s future generations. Literally. Read story

‘Climate Curious’ group to discuss climate work at Port of Camas-Washougal

August 9, 2023, 5:56am Business

Portland-based networking group Climate Curious is calling for sustainability savants, environmental entrepreneurs and anyone interested in learning about local climate efforts to join them for “Climate Curious Goes North.” Read story

The East Fork Lewis River winds through the forest as seen from the Moulton Falls Bridge in northeastern Clark County.

State grant aids Clark County landowners in repair of salmon habitat

The East Fork Lewis River winds through the forest as seen from the Moulton Falls Bridge in northeastern Clark County.

August 2, 2023, 8:53pm Clark County News

Washington’s endangered salmon rely on rivers and creeks for spawning and rearing, and now private landowners can be at the forefront of the species’ recovery through a new grant program. Read story

Catch of the day: It's easy to bring up lead weights from the Columbia River.

The big problem in the Columbia River no one is talking about

Catch of the day: It's easy to bring up lead weights from the Columbia River.

July 29, 2023, 6:05am Editor's Choice

Archer Mayo holds a deep reverence for water. A windsurfer, scuba and free diver in the Columbia River Gorge, Mayo often swims with sturgeon, salmon, steelhead, lamprey and other inhabitants of the river. Read story

Homes in Lacamas Shores, left, are visible through the neighborhood's overgrown biofilter near Lacamas Lake, right.

Lacamas Shores biofilter dispute divides neighbors in Camas

Homes in Lacamas Shores, left, are visible through the neighborhood's overgrown biofilter near Lacamas Lake, right.

July 27, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Earlier this month, a Clark County Superior Court judge ruled that a Camas homeowners’ association violated its covenants by failing to maintain a biofilter, which the complainant argues is polluting Lacamas Lake. Read story

Abnormal dryness and hot temperatures persist in the Pacific Northwest, posing significant wildfire risk and changing reservoir operations. And the summer is only half over.

Dryness, heat fuel Northwest wildfire risk

Abnormal dryness and hot temperatures persist in the Pacific Northwest, posing significant wildfire risk and changing reservoir operations. And the summer is only half over.

July 27, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Abnormal dryness and hot temperatures are persisting in the Pacific Northwest, presenting significant wildfire risk and, in some areas, shifting water operations. Read story

A four-alarm fire at a former Kmart store in Portland caused neighbors to be concerned about asbestos and other pollution.

Camas company Argos Scientific is a leader in monitoring air pollution

A four-alarm fire at a former Kmart store in Portland caused neighbors to be concerned about asbestos and other pollution.

July 26, 2023, 6:04am Business

When Don Gamiles discovered a former Kmart in northeast Portland was burning early July 19, he and a colleague loaded every piece of air monitoring technology they could and bolted from their Camas office. Read story