wind power

Washington and Oregon are among 17 states and Washington D.C. filing suit against the Trump administration over its attempt to freeze the development of wind energy.

Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order Trump signed on his first day in office pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has approved a revised plan for a massive proposed wind farm after he rejected a slimmed-down version earlier this year.

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.

The proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern Idaho would shrink by nearly half and keep it farther away from the Minidoka National Historic Site, a World War II Japanese American internment camp.

A controversial wind farm that was set to be the largest in Washington has been slashed nearly in half. The project developer said the new restrictions could be bad for renewable energy development around the state.

The governor has launched a new public-private initiative focused on seizing opportunities in the emerging industry.

With the climate rapidly changing, researchers are trying to find ways to make clean energy developments less expensive and easier to build. For the Northwest, offshore wind power could play a critical role, but it also presents major challenges.

Officials and farmers report threats and intimidation in small Midwest communities that are considering solar and wind farms.

One Tri-Cities lawmaker wants to restrict nighttime airplane warning lights on new and old wind turbines.