Energy

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McMorris Rodgers hopes to reset energy policy, if she heads House energy committee

If U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is appointed the new head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, she said she has big plans for the country’s energy landscape.
Courtney Flatt
Business

Tesla Bounces Back After Production Slowdown

Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks to quell investors' fears of slowing demand as inflation puts a strain on the auto industry.
Mary Yang
Environment

Seattle's carbon pollution drops with Covid. A rebound is expected

Seattle’s climate pollution dropped 22% in 2020.
John Ryan
Government

Struggling customers' water, power would stay on during heat waves under new proposal

That's when a fan or air conditioner can be the difference between life and death.
John Ryan
Environment

Explosive demolition of coal plant underscores end of coal-fired electric generation in Oregon

A demolition contractor on Thursday imploded the towering smokestack and 19-story boiler building at Portland General Electric’s shuttered coal-fired power plant near Boardman, bringing a symbolic close to the era of coal-fired power generation in Oregon. Imported electricity generated from coal still flows through transmission wires across the Pacific Northwest, but that looks to be winding down soon, too.
Tom Banse
Environment

Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today

Environmentalists advocating for nuclear power have led a push to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant. Japan and Germany consider similar extensions.
Uri Berliner
Environment

California bans new gas cars by 2035. Northwest states to follow.

The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars by the year 2035. The move is expected to trigger big changes in the Northwest and beyond.
John Ryan
Business

Gas prices drop below $4 a gallon. These factors will determine what happens next

The national average price of gasoline has fallen below $4 a gallon. These are four key factors that could determine what happens next with prices at the pump.
Arezou Rezvani
Federal report recommends breaching Lower Snake River dams to restore salmon

Climate change is hurting salmon in the Columbia River Basin. According to a draft report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there are several solutions, including breaching the four Lower Snake River dams.
Courtney Flatt
Comments sought on ‘one of best pumped storage sites’ in Washington

Storing renewable energy is critical in the Northwest. A draft review for the region’s largest proposed energy storage project is available for public comment.
Northwest News Network

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