energy

U.S. officials are proposing tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West.

Washington voter Initiative 2066 would repeal or prohibit certain regulations that discourage the use of natural gas and promote electrification.

Amazon announced it is partnering with several energy companies to develop small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, which includes a consortium of Washington state utilities.

In 2023, clean energy jobs increased more than twice the rate of the jobs in the overall U.S. economy, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. That growth may only increase.

Utilities and independent energy companies have proposed a slew of standalone battery energy storage systems, some of which have generated vocal pushback in the permitting process.

In the Tri-Cities, a forum recently drew mostly people who want to keep the Lower Snake River dams in place. They raised some lesser-discussed concerns during the discussion.

A controversial energy project in south central Washington is one step closer to breaking ground. A federal commission released its final environmental review for the Goldendale Pumped Storage Energy Project – to the consternation of several tribes and environmental groups.

Federal officials have approved expansion of a natural gas pipeline that runs from British Columbia to the Oregon-California border.

Companies are interested, but it could be complicated to develop lands with multiple layers of tribal, federal and even complex-science concerns

A major new energy storage facility for the Northwest is one step closer to being built, with federal regulators releasing new documents outlining some of the impacts of the Goldendale Energy Storage Project in south-central Washington – including likely damage to sacred Indigenous sites.