by Charlie Brown Charlie Brown July 29, 2026 Global warming is a global issue with global effects. Some of those effects are being felt regionally and locally. Solving the problem will require local, regional, state, and national action from individuals, companies, organizations, regulators, and legislators. Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations upsets the overall global energy balance by reducing radiant energy loss to space and trapping it here on Earth. This causes accumulation of...

By David Stalheim and Cynthia Mitchell July 14, 2026 Whatcom County is in the final stages of updating its Comprehensive Plans in David Stalheim, WEC Secretary-Treasurer compliance with the State’s Growth Management Act (GMA). Bellingham completed their update in December 2025. Picture a huge jigsaw puzzle framed to manage population growth, fitting together the often-competing pieces of economic development, and protection of natural ecosystems, air and water quality, and open spaces and...

by Rick Eggerth Rick Eggerth, WEC Board Member May 13, 2026 In the beginning, all we knew was abundance. Azure skies, with little taint of industry, freshened and stimulated our lungs and strengthened our bodies with every breath. Rivers and lakes, clean and pure, offered water that tasted like nectar of the Gods. Trees tickled the clouds and spread to a limitless horizon. And so many creatures lived along us, breathing the same air and drinking the same water, in beneficial coexistence. And...