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| Jean Melious Named to One-Year Term as Dean of Western’s Huxley College of the Environment  | |||
| Natural asbestos problem in Burlington ‘falls in the cracks’ | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigators prompted by a resident's concern in late 2012 tested rocks near a housing development in Burlington and found evidence of naturally occurring asbestos. |
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| Melious to discuss links between population, water | Jean Melious, former chair of the Whatcom County Planning Commission and an environmental studies professor at Western Washington University, will discuss the relationship between growth and water in Whatcom County as part of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø’s Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series at 4 p.m. on… |
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| Environmental lawyer to speak on water, growth at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø | Can everything's need for water - including that of salmon and other species - be met as Whatcom County's human population grows? Jean Melious, environmental lawyer and Western Washington University professor of environmental studies, will address the question at a free public… |
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| Coal-export plan survives election cliffhangers | It started out as a "mixed bag" election in Whatcom County on Nov. 8 and, after a week of nail-biting changes in two closely watched races, wound up in the same place for both sides of the controversy over a major export terminal that would be the nation's largest coal port. … |
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| Whatcom County Council approves settlement with Caitac | If Whatcom County changes zoning to let Caitac USA build a resort hotel and housing north of Bellingham, the company will drop its legal challenge, according to an approved settlement. |
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| In race for Whatcom County Council, Melious and Larson debate who is better for local economy | Whatcom County Council candidates Jean Melious and Tony Larson say electing them would be good for business. But the candidates for the nonpartisan District 1 seat offer voters a choice between different views of governing. Larson says county government is regulating families and… |
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| Huxley to hold 'meet the candidates' event | |||
| Melious, Larson move on in Whatcom County Council seat battle | Melious, 52, is an associate professor at Western Washington University and land-use and environmental attorney. She sits on the Planning Commission, which advises the County Council on growth policies. Larson, 47, is owner of Northwest Business Monthly Magazine and has been on various boards of… |
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| Melious best choice for County Council seat | Being a Whatcom County council person is a difficult and time-consuming job. The countless number of issues faced by the council include union contracts, land-use laws, financial deficits, planning for the long-term health and prosperity of our community and even dealing with constituents'… |