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How solar could make tribes in WA energy independent
After a 2016 fire left the Spokane Tribe without water or power, the community turned to solar for back up. Will other tribes follow suit?
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Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline is a go. What’s that mean for WA?
The project will dramatically increase tanker traffic in the Salish Sea, and with it the risk of a major spill.
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Feds’ ‘Plan B’ for Hanford waste cleanup draws state officials’ ire
While the state Department of Ecology is concerned about meeting deadlines, the proposed solution from the U.S. Department of Energy is a nonstarter.
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What does WA do with broken down wind turbines?
Taylor Hays grew up watching her father fix wind turbines. She didn’t consider herself to be very mechanical. But
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Big Oil is fighting taxes to help clean up toxic waste sites
Senate Democrats are considering a bill that would nearly double the state's hazardous substances tax to pay for the projects, but they may need Republican help to pass it.