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'Urbanized' documentary to be screened Feb. 27 at Western
Snow, calendar led WTA to highest bus efficiency ever in January

Whatcom Transportation Authority had the most passenger boardings per hour in its history in January, but the achievement was partially attributed to weather and the luck of the calendar.
The agency had a total of 511,566 passenger boardings on its fixed-route buses in January, or 48.2…

New hand dryers part of Green Energy Fee program
WTA approves extension of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø student bus pass contract

Whatcom Transportation Authority's board unanimously approved a deal with Western Washington University that would extend the student universal bus pass program for five years.
The board on Thursday, Feb. 9, voted 9-0 to approve the five-year contract extension. The deal is still…

WTA to consider five-year bulk student pass deal with ²ÝÁñÉçÇø

Western Washington University students would continue to receive bus passes purchased through a student fee, under a deal Whatcom Transportation Authority is likely to approve.
But that's only if students this fall approve a five-year extension of the fee that buys the passes.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø Makes EPA Green Energy List

Western Washington University ranks 17th on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of the nation's top 20 higher education green energy purchasers.

It's the only college or university in the state of Washington to make the list.

Each year, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø offsets…

Feb. 22 town hall meeting to discuss solar panel project on Environmental Studies building
²ÝÁñÉçÇø 17th on EPA list of renewable energy purchasers
Mark and Sara Purington to discuss clean water in Kenya Jan. 18
Could a little transparency help curb pollution?

On Wednesday, the EPA released a new interactive map letting people check out the biggest stationary sources of global-warming emissions in their area. It’s a nifty tool. But could it actually lead to less pollution? Quite possibly, yes, if the past is any guide.

In a conference call with…

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