Clark County Clean Air

Is it cheaper to refuel your EV battery or gas tank? We did the math in all 50 states. I wanted to compare the cost of recharging an electric car versus filling up a gas tank in all 50 states. Here's what I found.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/06/27/a-tesla-with-470000-miles-gets-a-battery-upgrade/

A Tesla With 470,000 Miles Gets A Battery Upgrade - CleanTechnica A 2015 Tesla Model S 70D with over 470,000 miles received a battery upgrade--a ‘new’ 100 kWh battery.

Glad to see this.

Join us for a night of fun and excitement while you groove the night away listening to the live music of Hit Machine! They will be playing from 6:30pm-9:30pm in Marina Park!

All vendors will be onsite at 12:00pm! Grab a bite to eat, check out the non-food vendors and claim your spot in the park early! Please check out the vendors below.

Non-Food Vendors- Mob Sauce, Black Garlic, E Bike Demos, Thrive Infusions Med Spa, Spice On The Barbe, Columbia Credit Union, Ecological Land Services, Lifestyle Wake, City of Washougal, and many more.

Food Vendors-Getta Gyro, Kona Ice, Camas Lions Club-Beer Garden, Hap Restaurant, Morton's Barbecue, Normita Cuisine, Cee-Dee's Hot Dog, Swirl Frozen Goodness, Dippins Dots and Tom's Coffee.

Mark your calendars! You’re invited to Gorge Summerfest, a celebration of summer, community, and conservation, generously sponsored by On Point Credit Union⁠.⁠
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Join us on Saturday, July 26, from 4–8 p.m. at the Cascade Locks Marine Park (across from Thunder Island) for an evening of live music, food, games, and Gorge love — all free and open to the public! Here’s what to expect:⁠
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🎶 Live music from pop-rock artist Matt Chaffee and renowned Americana/folk duo Tony Furtado and Stephanie Schneiderman.

🌾 Pop-up market with Indigenous artists⁠
🌮 Food trucks (tacos, BBQ, frybread & more!)⁠
🎨 Face painting for kids, bouncy house, lawn games & a 50/50 raffle⁠
🌿 Local conservation groups sharing ways to get involved⁠
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Set along the Columbia River with views of Thunder Island, it’s the perfect way to celebrate community, conservation, and everything we love about the Gorge.⁠
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🎟️ RSVP now: https://www.mobilize.us/gorgefriends/event/796831/

Clark County CAG Report.
This is the first year that any county is required to comply with the Climate Amendment to the GMA. Clark County is the largest of four counties required to do so this year.
The amended GMA requires us to:
1. reduce greenhouse gas emissions
2. reduce per-capita vehicle miles traveled
3. develop a plan for resilience to the impacts of climate change
The County appointed 20 community members to draft implementing recommendations for the Planning Commission to consider. I was appointed to that committee.
The county also appointed about 15 community members to an EJ committee. The EJ committee provides input to the committee I was on. The County also hired 5 consultants to help.
I applaud staff for their consensus-based approach. Our advisory group included representation from The Builders, The Realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, the fossil fuel industry, and the environmental community. In spite of our diverse interests, there was much we could all agree on unanimously, 151 goals and policies altogether.
On April 14, the County posted our final set of ~ 150 recommendations on their website. https://clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/2025-04/2025-0407-draft-climate-element-policies-reflects-cag-meeting-12-outcomes.pdf

The planning commission will make recommendations to the County Council. Then the Council will have a 30-day comment period and adopt the final comp plan in December.

clark.wa.gov

PORT OF VANCOUVER ADDS HARKER-OLGUIN AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - Vancouver Business Journal The Port of Vancouver USA recently added Gigi Harker-Olguin as an Economic Development Specialist, a newly created role. Gigi brings over a decade of