Washington's biggest utility pays customers to save energy during heat wave With temperatures expected to hit the 90s in much of Washington Wednesday, the state’s largest utility is paying some customers to save energy. John Ryan
Megabill’s elimination of tax credits for clean energy projects could cost WA $8.7 billion Officials are warning that the megabill passed last week will likely raise Washington households’ electricity costs and eliminate thousands of jobs in Washington’s clean energy and manufacturing sectors. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
'Big beautiful bill' not so pretty for Port of Seattle's carbon reduction goals The elimination of clean energy credits as part of President Donald Trump's newly enacted "big beautiful bill" could hamper the Port of Seattle’s goal to become "the greenest port in North America." Stephen Howie
Washington's climate pollution slow to be revealed, despite new law For a week, NPR has been exploring various solutions to climate change, from quitting fossil fuels to putting coastal homes up on stilts. John Ryan
Lawsuit blames oil companies for woman’s Seattle heat-dome death The daughter of a woman killed by the Northwest’s extreme heat wave of 2021 is suing the oil industry over her mother’s death. John Ryan
Whidbey's 'Kicking Gas' campaign keeps funding clean energy despite federal cuts North and west of Seattle, the Whidbey-based “Kicking Gas” campaign is providing deep discounts on heat pumps and other climate-friendly technologies in Island and Snohomish counties and on Bainbridge Island John Ryan
How the Pacific Northwest’s dream of green energy fell apart Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn’t delivered. Tony Schick
Tacoma man charged with sabotaging power grid 6 times. No neo-Nazi link found A Tacoma man has been charged with sabotaging six electrical substations in western Washington in 2022. John Ryan
Washington state clean-energy funds re-frozen by Trump White House More than $500 million in federal funding for clean energy in Washington state is being held up by the Trump Administration. John Ryan
Trump’s proposed Canada tariff could boost Northwest energy bills President Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on Canadian imports could be an expensive proposition for the Pacific Northwest, which depends heavily on its northern neighbors for energy supplies. John Ryan
