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Washington voter Initiative 2066 would repeal or prohibit certain regulations that discourage the use of natural gas and promote electrification.
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Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill to hasten Puget Sound Energy’s shift from natural gas to clean energy. Critics contend it will lead to higher energy bills for ratepayers.
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U.S. prosecutors say two men have been arrested and charged with vandalizing electrical substations in Washington state, attacks that left thousands without power over the holidays.
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Emails obtained by OPB and KUOW show that at least six electric substations in the region have been attacked, at least two with firearms. At least two of the incidents bear similarities to the attacks on substations in North Carolina on Saturday that were also caused by gunfire and left thousands of people without electricity for days.
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Puget Sound Energy's liquefied natural gas facility in Tacoma has cleared another legal hurdle — this time getting a green light from the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board.
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Tacoma famously declared a climate emergency two years ago. It came the same day the Puyallup Tribe made an emergency declaration of its own – all aiming to restrict fossil fuel developments in the tideflats and the port at the heart of the city. But the Tacoma City Council is stuck in a holding pattern.
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Editor's note: This series originally published May 22. Environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp was in Tacoma on Tuesday covering the latest developments,…
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Dozens of activists from around the region traveled to Renton Wednesday for a public hearing on Puget Sound Energy’s latest 20-year energy blueprint. The…
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Puget Sound Energy wants to raise electricity rates by 4.1 percent and lower natural gas rates by 2.4 percent. The Washignton Utilities and Transportation…
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If you live in western Washington, chances are you get your power or your natural gas or both from Puget Sound Energy. The state’s largest utility...