Politics
How the big money ended up opposing coal ports
Republicans hope to use progressives' campaign wealth against them in Whatcom County voting.
Floyd McKay
Floyd J. McKay, professor of journalism emeritus at Western Washington University, was a print and broadcast journalist in Oregon for three decades. He is also a historian and his new book, "Reporting
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Environment
The elephant in the room on the Longview coal port
With an undereducated population and a struggling economy, Longview would seem an easy sell on a new coal port. But there's a big problem looming.
Environment
Coal port faces huge obstacle in Lummi opposition
Cultural concerns and treaty rights to protect fish loom large for a shipping terminal near Bellingham.
Environment
Coal port faces a new level of environmental scrutiny
The state will pursue environmental questions about a facility near Bellingham all the way to China.
Politics
KCTS 'Coal' documentary gets smacked by timing problem but stands up well
Too bad the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wasn't watching before it declared that climate change will be off the table for its environmental review of coal-export terminals in the Pacific Northwest.