Environment Rail traffic and climate change part of Gateway Pacific enviro review Mountains of coal may be coming to Washington. by Floyd McKay / February 28, 2014
Tech Meet 'The Funnel': Will farmers, businesses suffer from more coal and oil trains? Loaded and empty coal trains meet near the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. by Floyd McKay / February 19, 2014
Tech New study points to jobs from Bellingham coal port Three economists took a look and found a continuing increase in employment would follow from the proposed construction at Cherry Point. by Floyd McKay / October 27, 2011
Environment Lummi Nation: Pacific Gateway Terminal would violate our treaty rights Buoyed by a recent Environmental Impact Statement, the Lummi Nation has released its strongest statement yet on a proposed coal terminal near Bellingham. by Floyd McKay / January 6, 2015
Environment Pipeline expansion proposal in B.C. has Washington groups worried, too Ships awaiting the call to load up at Vancouver's Westridge Terminal. by Floyd McKay / December 11, 2014
Politics B.C. oil pipeline: A threat to the whole Northwest? The Port of Kitimat by Floyd McKay / June 22, 2014
Politics The fall of John Kitzhaber John Kitzhaber, Oregon's long-serving and now former governor, still faces ethics and criminal investigations. by Floyd McKay / February 13, 2015
Politics Splitting state in two? An invitation to talk Snoqualmie Pass, with I-90 snaking through the valley. Are the two sides of the Cascades different states? by Floyd McKay / February 2, 2015
Environment Coal ports: Will they cost communities their "second paycheck"? A BNSF coal train passes between the Chrysalis Inn and Spa, an attractive Bellingham hostelry, and the popular Boulevard Park and Taylor Dock walkway. by Floyd McKay / June 16, 2015