If Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels has its way, the Port of Longview may soon have a $2.4 billion sustainable aviation fuel plant. Read more… Source: The…
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Sea-Tac, Delta aim to use more sustainable fuel. Will that help potential Longview company?
By The Citizen on November 8, 2025
After a nearly 45-year career in tech and infrastructure and trying his hand in wind and other renewable energy technologies, Dave Smoot pivoted to sustainable…
Vancouver man pleads guilty to second-degree murder for killing roommate, burning remains
By The Citizen on November 6, 2025
A Vancouver man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday for killing his roommate and burning the man’s remains in the summer of 2023. Read more… …
Give More 24! raises $2.3 million for 180 nonprofit groups in Southwest Washington
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
After a two-year hiatus, the return of Give More 24! raised $2.3 million Sept. 25 for 180 nonprofits across Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties.…
WA to continue collecting pollution data after Trump ends key national law
By The Citizen on September 25, 2025
Washington will continue to collect data on major industrial greenhouse gas emissions despite the Trump administration’s recent move to end the requirement that major polluters…
Port of Kalama to pull pedestrian walkway
By The Citizen on September 20, 2025
The Port of Kalama will start to tear down the pedestrian walkway that connects the city’s downtown to the port’s riverfront marina, parks and restaurants…
$1B Kalama chemical company fined $2.7M for dramatically underreporting emissions
By The Citizen on September 18, 2025
Southwest Washington’s clean-air regulator issued a $2.7 million fine Monday to LANXESS Corp. for “significant violations of air quality regulations in 2022 and 2023” at…
National Guard uses Cowlitz and Columbia rivers to train for air assaults overseas
By The Citizen on August 25, 2025
Washington Army National Guard soldiers descended on Southwest Washington rivers and lakes for back-to-back weekends earlier this month for large-scale training exercises. Read more… Source:…
Rep. Perez plans three Southwest Washington town halls
By The Citizen on August 11, 2025
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez will meet with constituents throughout the 3rd District this month at town halls in Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania counties. Read…
‘Wake-up call’: Officials say giant Pacific earthquake serves as warning for local megaquakes, tsunamis
By The Citizen on August 2, 2025
Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most…