Puget Sound Energy sale in Montana to reduce reliance on coal-fired electricity
Puget Sound Energy's sale of part of its stake in a Montana coal plant comes as the utility faces regulatory and customer pressure to move...
New trouble on Whidbey Island as chemicals from Naval Air Station contaminate a creek
Scientists are trying to better define the health risks the chemicals pose and at what levels. Meanwhile, federal and state officials seek to determine the...
As costs soar, King County wants to redo water-pollution agreement with state and feds
County officials expect to spend more than $1.9 billion over the next decade, and would like the money to fund a broader range of projects...
In pursuit of big profits, hemp growers blaze a perilous new path in Northwest agriculture VIEW
If everything goes right — and that’s a big if — hemp grown for CBD can be a very lucrative crop. But this year, some...
Inside a Washington CBD operation: How one chemical engineer is making his move in a hot industry
WOODLAND, Cowlitz County — For chemical engineer Nick Harambasic, hemp has a surprisingly complex structure. A veteran of the paper and pulp industry, he now...
Why the feds are supporting a Makah Tribe hunt for gray whales off Washington VIEW
More than two decades ago, Makah tribal members killed a gray whale in the waters off the Olympic Peninsula. The Makah, and the NOAA, want...
Feds agree to more environmental scrutiny of sea walls, bulkheads on Puget Sound shoreline
The environmentalists' lawsuit alleged the Corps had illegally sidestepped responsibilities for reviewing armoring that can harm marine life that use the tidal areas of Puget...
Why are birds and seals starving in a Bering Sea full of fish? VIEW
The animal die-offs offer the world a stark example of the perils of rising ocean temperatures, which already are upending parts of the Bering Sea...
‘Ground zero’ for whistleblowing? Not D.C., but a hazardous waste site in Washington state.
Author Tom Mueller and Hanford whistleblower Donna Busche will appear Wednesday evening at Elliott Bay Book Company. His book includes an examination of decades of...
Export markets cool for Washington’s giant clam, the geoduck, as tariffs mount and Chinese consumers get picky
Asian demand for Washington geoducks has fueled a lucrative trade. But with China's economy slowing, and its government imposing retaliatory tariffs, this has been a...