Prior to this new study, the Whatcom County Health and Community Services department released a swimming advisory in Bellingham Bay.
Whatcom County’s harvesting areas were shut down by state health officials on May 24.
KGMI’s Joe Teehan dives into the impact the 1999 Olympic Pipeline explosion had not just in Whatcom County, but across the country.
The petition needs 6,392 signatures to move on to the next step of the initiative process.
An atmospheric river is forecasted to bring up to two inches of rain to parts of Whatcom County over the next day.
Community members lined the streets of downtown Bellingham in support of the annual Youth PRIDE Parade.
The storm system could cause some ponding on streets and highways, so drivers are warned to drive cautiously next week.
The resolution establishes a commitment to transparency surrounding investments made by WWU and a new process to consider requests for divestment.
By the end of the decade, the company has a goal of delivering 500 million packages by drone every year.
WWU says the students involved in the encampment have agreed to leave by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 30.