Outdoors
2 weeks ago
Steelhead fishing closed on Nooksack River for remainder of 2025

All fishing on the river will also be closed during the month of January.

Environmental
3 weeks ago
Washington fines BP, Olympic Pipeline Company for 2023 gas spill in Skagit County

This is the second fine that’s been issued to the Olympic Pipeline Company in the last five years.

Environmental
3 weeks ago
City of Bellingham agrees to tighten emissions control at sewage treatment plant

The Northwest Clean Air Agency alleged the city of several violations at the sewage treatment plant.

Outdoors
4 weeks ago
Salmon fishing closes on Skagit River until 2026

Fish and Wildlife says catch estimates for coho salmon are nearing their limit.

Local
4 weeks ago
Plantation Shooting Range slated to reopen in early 2026

A spokesperson tells My Bellingham Now that the indoor range is set to open softly for law enforcement beginning January 2026 and will open to the public that March.

Local
1 month ago
Swinomish Tribe settles years-long dispute with BNSF Railway

Under their new agreement, BNSF is allowed to run one train carrying crude oil per day across the reservation.

Environmental
1 month ago
Port of Bellingham finishes dredging the I&J Waterway

The I&J Waterway is one of 12 sites on the Bellingham Bay that the state Department of Ecology has worked on with local agencies to clean up since 2000.

Health and Wellness
1 month ago
Paralytic shellfish poisoning levels drop in north Whatcom County waters

Health officials had closed those beaches in early September after high levels of PSP were discovered during routine testing.

Environmental
1 month ago
State officials consider geothermal energy at Mount Baker as a clean energy solution

State Ecology officials are working to get input from tribes and other community members about what the process for extracting energy could look like and what potential risks could occur.

Northwest Clean Air Agency 
2 months ago
Burning trash harms air quality in Northwest Washington

Our quality of life in Northwest Washington is closely related to our air quality. […]