Power bills could jump 17% under proposal to help salmon at WA dams, feds say A requested emergency order to change operations at Columbia and Snake river hydroelectric dams would raise electricity costs 17% for many Northwest customers, according to the ... See more
Bidders sought for $4B of work to treat radioactive waste in Eastern WA A request for bids for possibly $4 billion worth of work at the Hanford nuclear site to grout and dispose of radioactive waste was released Tuesday. The Department of Energy is pursui... See more
Energy Secretary praises hydropower, slams environmental agenda ‘climate craziness’ Energy Secretary Chris Wright stood against a rainy backdrop of the Ice Harbor Dam to praise the value of hydroelectric power to the Northwest during his first visit in of... See more
More than 500 Native American artifacts believed to have been illegally taken from the Umatilla National Forest by an Eastern Washington resident will be turned over to the Nez Perce Tribe. The items were found when a search warrant was served at the home... See more
New U.S. Energy secretary to visit Tri-Cities this week. He’ll be busy President Trump’s energy secretary plans his first official visit to the Hanford nuclear site, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Ice Harbor Dam since he was confirmed 10 months... See more
