The Bellingham Herald

• Port, city approve outline for waterfront development
  Port commissioners and City Council members have voted to approve moving ahead with a compromise plan for waterfront redevelopment, with two council members voting no.
  Among other things, the compromise plan adopts something close to the port's preference for new waterfront streets that would go due west toward the water's edge, instead of following the course of existing downtown streets. But in a concession to Mayor Dan Pike, the plan also commits the port to preserve view corridors down existing downtown streets to Bellingham Bay.
  

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• Women's golf grabs 5-shot lead at California tourney
  With three players among the top 10 in medalist play, the Western Washington University women's golf team holds a five-shot lead entering Tuesday's final round at the Notre Dame de Namur West Coast Invitational being played at the Roddy Ranch Golf Course.
  The Vikings, ranked No.16 in the latest Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association Top 25, shot 313 on Monday, five strokes better than second place and No.13-rated Cal State Monterey Bay (318). Saint Martin's is third at 319 and Sonoma State fourth at 320 in the eight-team field.
  

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• WWU a big part of local Earth Day celebration
  Earth Day falls this year on Wednesday, April 22.
  A number of events in Whatcom County will help you celebrate the planet, take part in green living, and give a little TLC to the outdoors that you love.

Grist.com

• WWU an EPA Green Power Challenge winner
  The Ivies, anchored by University of Pennsylvania’s purchase of 192 million kWh, chalked up the best conference performance, purchasing a total of 225 million kWh of green power. Here in the Pacific Northwest, four colleges and universities bested their respective conferences: Oregon State University (Pacific-10), Western Washington University (Great Northwest Athletic Conference), The Evergreen State College (Cascade Collegiate Conference), and Pacific Lutheran University (Northwest Conference).

Seattle Times

• Federal stimulus boost UW science research
  While the state budget crisis likely will force tuition increases and layoffs at state universities, a new pot of federal money for science promises to give research programs a once-in-a-lifetime boost. The University of Washington estimates it could receive a windfall of up to $300 million in federal research money under the stimulus package Congress passed this year.

Washington Energy Services

• Colleges record big savings with clean energy
  The EPA is highlighting a number of colleges and universities, including several in the Pacific Northwest, that have demonstrated a commitment to clean and efficient energy.
  Regionally, the nationwide leaders in the competition included Oregon State University, which derives 74 percent of its power from renewable sources, according to the EPA. Others included Western Washington University and Evergreen State College, both of which are said to be 100 percent powered by renewable energy, while further south, the University of California at Santa Cruz also made the list.