KUOW Newsroom Inslee unveils new plan to tackle climate change 'head on' in WA Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says there’s no silver bullet for the climate, so he’s pushing a sweeping package of policies to lower the state’s carbon footprint, economy-wide.
KUOW Newsroom Washington's carbon footprint keeps growing. This time, buildings and planes are to blame Despite efforts to tame it, Washington state’s impact on the climate keeps growing.
Exxon Writes Off Record Amount From Value of Assets Amid Energy Market Downturn Exxon, which usually avoids writing down assets, has announced its largest-ever impairment after canceling plans for natural gas projects in the Americas.
Speakers Forum Where a booming oil market meets wind and solar alternatives, geopolitics happens ‘Peak oil, at this point, it looks like it’s around 2030, which used to sound far away, but it isn’t anymore.’
Oil Demand Has Collapsed, And It Won't Come Back Any Time Soon The pandemic massively reduced the world's consumption of oil. Now two influential reports suggest that this state of affairs will continue well into 2021 — if not longer.
Northwest Clean-Energy Advocates Eye Pumped Hydro To Fill Gaps, With Tribes Noting Concerns Looking over the edge of a Columbia River Gorge slope, you can see the river more than 2,000 feet below. A former aluminum smelter sits to the left at...
Bellevue, Olympia residents petition to break away from Puget Sound Energy A group of residents want the east side of King County to stop using Puget Sound Energy. They call it the dirtiest utility in Washington state
State Supreme Court hobbles Inslee climate-pollution rule Whose pollution is it when a driver burns gasoline made by a big oil company?
KUOW Newsroom Seattle needs to replace its power poles more often, investigation finds Investigators say the city of Seattle needs to replace its electricity poles more often to prevent another collapse.
KUOW Newsroom Air agency approves Tacoma gas plant. Foes vow to fight on Claims by the energy utility and its regulator that the plant would help the global climate are false.
