It’s the first step in a Whatcom County Superior Court case involving the state Department of Ecology and everyone who uses ...

Its rolling hills and green pastures are why this part of Whatcom County is called Peaceful Valley. Neighbors, however, fear it could soon be anything but that. A proposed mine is now raising ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The battle over water rights has been raging in Whatcom County for 20 years. Now, slow progress in negotiations has many worried it could last twenty more. The potato seeds ...