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A bill in the Washington Senate could help ease local tensions over development of new wind and solar projects.
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Across the region, Japanese Americans – including survivors of U.S. internment camps – are speaking out about a proposed wind farm, the Lava Ridge Wind Project, in southern Idaho.
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The Supreme Court decision June 30 restricting the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency may mean continued pollution from power plants in states that are not switching to cleaner energy. But many states are switching and experts say they´ll remain free to keep cleaning up their electrical grids under the new decision.
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Storing renewable energy is critical in the Pacific Northwest. A draft review for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project, the region’s largest proposed pumped storage project intended to store excess energy like a battery, is open for public comment.
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California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.
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Transportation remains the largest source of climate-warming greenhouse gases in Washington. Tailpipe emissions amount to about 40 percent of the…
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Solar power can feel out of reach. Upfront costs are usually considerable and you need a sunny roof or open space where you can put the panels.Community…
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Gov. Jay Inslee is pushing to get Washington state to 100 percent clean energy by 2045. And he's not alone. Dozens of environmental groups, labor…
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California made headlines this week as Governor Jerry Brown signed a pledge to get all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2045. Clean energy…
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The country's National Grid announced Friday it was on its way to a full day without requiring its coal plants to produce power. Britain plans to eliminate the energy source by 2025.