Last month, the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal issued a profound ruling in the Trans Mountain Pipeline case. The planned project would have tripled the capacity of the existing pipeline to transport tar sands crude oil from Alberta to British Columbia, and contributed to a 700 percent increase in tar sands tanker traffic in the Salish Sea — straight through critical orca feeding habitat.
Read MoreThe blue coasts and islands of the 40th Legislative District are progressive indeed, and growing more so year after year as the most liberal sections of south Bellingham are peeled off and cast south through successive attempts to balance populations among the state’s representative districts.
Read MoreBellingham resident Alex Ramel announced his candidacy Saturday for a state House of Representatives seat representing the 40th Legislative District.
The seat is currently held by Rep. Kristine Lytton, who is not running for re-election.
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