To be sure, we love our local companies, and want them to succeed. Cowden Gravel & Ready Mix was sold to LafargeHolcim. A multinational conglomerate that has the distinction of being the first company to being found guilty of providing material support and monetary support to ISIS and ANF.

The Department of JusticePress Release Link to the original document from the Department of Justice here.

We would like to thank the Central Samish Valley Neighbors group for sharing their presentation on how surface mining can affect a neighborhood.

HOME Whatcom’s comments regarding Saar Creek’s Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas.

These are our prepared comments to Whatcom County Planning and Development Services. It’s clear that the conditional user permit application is lacking in enough information for the county to approve the permit.

Here is a link to the article on Whatcom news.

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/neighbors-fear-proposed-gravel-mine-whatcom-county/281-16532478-9add-4b28-8cd9-5f189f9b2c6f

In this article, sorry it’s behind a paywall. Brent Cowden states: “The area’s intended purpose is to be mined,” Cowden said. “And this is a resource that we need in the community. There’s tons of concerns about floods and building levees, but there’s not enough rock in the county currently to meet the need. This