energy

The largest proposed wind farm in Washington got a partial thumbs up on Wednesday from the state's energy siting council. The controversial project in southeastern Washington has raised concerns about ridgeline views, tribal cultural resources and endangered hawks.

A controversial energy project in south central Washington is one step closer to breaking ground. A federal commission released its final environmental review for the Goldendale Pumped Storage Energy Project – to the consternation of several tribes and environmental groups.

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.

Companies are interested, but it could be complicated to develop lands with multiple layers of tribal, federal and even complex-science concerns

Four congress members listened to testimony about whether the four Lower Snake River dams should stay in place or be removed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Breaching the dams would be the best way to remove Snake River salmon runs from the Endangered Species List and the best way to maintain treaty and trust obligations with tribes, according to the report. It could cost from $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion.