Bellingham City Council Awards Post Point Upgrade Contract Despite Community Concerns. So, What’s Next?
August 31, 2026
On August 16th, 2026, Bellingham City Council awarded a $40.9 million contract to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC “for the…
With a changing climate, our lakes are also vulnerable to disturbance due to warming temperatures and more severe rainfall events. This can lead to harmful algal blooms, impacting our freshwater lake’s vital ecosystem functions and threaten public health.
Ecological Forest Management opens the door to more than fire-resilient forests alone—it offers an opportunity to address the ways in which the status quo of forest management is failing frontline communities.
The County must conduct an independent capacity analysis of the terminal expansion and redo its environmental analysis.
Bellingham deserves a cleaner, cheaper way to manage toxic sewage. We’re urging the City to stop a $60 million plan to upgrade 33- and 53-year-old sewage incinerators at Post Point and pursue a safer, smarter alternative. Continuing to invest in outdated equipment means more pollution, higher costs, and missed climate goals.
In our fourth year of sampling local water quality, safe pollutant limits were exceeded more often than 2023.
We give folks in NW Washington the tools to drive local climate action and environmental protection. See how in our latest short film.
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August 31, 2026
On August 16th, 2026, Bellingham City Council awarded a $40.9 million contract to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC “for the…
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July 27, 2026
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