natural gas

A court case in California could hamstring efforts in Washington and Oregon to limit new natural gas connections, after an appeals court ruled in April that a city ordinance conflicted with federal law.

Climate activists hosted a “People’s Hearing” in Phoenix, OR, on Monday night to record video testimony opposing a potential natural gas pipeline expansion in the Pacific Northwest.

Federal officials are considering a ban on gas stoves in 2023 because of risks to the climate and to human health. State regulations and some cities are also looking to phase them out. But replacing a gas stove is still a heavy lift for many people. Here are some things you can do if you live with one.

The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest. It's a move opposed by environmentalists and the states of Oregon, California and Washington.

Transportation remains the largest source of climate-warming greenhouse gases in Washington. Tailpipe emissions amount to about 40 percent of the…

The City of Seattle is considering a ban on natural gas in new buildings. The goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging builders to go…

Scientists concede that oil and gas production is only partly to blame for the 3 percent surge in the greenhouse gas in the last decade. Obama tightened rules on the industry. Will Trump repeal them?

In Tacoma, a Chinese-backed company has been seeking to build one of the world’s largest plants to convert natural gas to methanol, which would then be…

On Wednesday, Tacoma residents will get another chance to weigh in on a plan for what could become the world’s biggest methanol plant. A lot of people…

There are legitimate questions about proposed multi-billion dollar methanol plants at the ports of Tacoma and Kalama, according to Gov. Jay Inslee. He…