All fishing on the river will also be closed during the month of January.
This is the second fine that’s been issued to the Olympic Pipeline Company in the last five years.
The Northwest Clean Air Agency alleged the city of several violations at the sewage treatment plant.
Fish and Wildlife says catch estimates for coho salmon are nearing their limit.
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.
Under their new agreement, BNSF is allowed to run one train carrying crude oil per day across the reservation.
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 officials had closed those beaches in early September after high levels of PSP were discovered during routine testing.
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.
Our quality of life in Northwest Washington is closely related to our air quality. […]
