Environment How the Columbia River Gorge was saved The Columbia River Gorge by Floyd McKay / June 7, 2016
Environment A death blow to coal ports in Washington? Lummi tribal members use gear for reef netting, a traditional method of fishing. by Floyd McKay / May 9, 2016
Environment Coal exports stopped by Lummi Nation fishing rights? Lummi elders burn a dummy million-dollar check on the Cherry Point beach to make the point they will not be bought off (September 2012). by Floyd McKay / April 11, 2016
Environment With coal on the wane, Longview may turn to oil exports An oil train in Alaska. by Floyd McKay / January 12, 2016
Politics The Northwest's coming clashes over fossil fuel exports Empty coal cars flank Bakken Oil tankers at the Port of Everett. Existing train traffic for both oil and coal could grow. by Floyd McKay / December 9, 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
Environment Tiny particles delay study of coal port proposal BNSF diesels pulling coal trains near Bow, Washington, headed for Canada. by Floyd McKay / March 19, 2015
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 Coal ports' critics question the economics Coal trains already go to the Westshore Terminals Roberts Bank facility at Delta, British Columbia. by Floyd McKay / November 19, 2014
