The Washington State Department of Agriculture is again pressing property owners in Pasco and parts of Kennewick to sign up to have their property treated for invasive Japanese beetles that can devastate numerous crops as well as gardens and lawns.
One of the opponents of a proposed wind farm south and west of the Tri-Cities claims the state attorney general’s office left public comments opposing the project out of records transmitted to the Washington Supreme Court.
A recent federal ruling that sets how much water must spill from and stay behind the lower Snake and some Columbia River dams is garnering mixed reactions from advocates for the infrastructure that supports agriculture, energy and transportation needs across the Pacific Northwest.
Federal officials are pushing to have more of the hazardous waste at the Hanford site treated by a cheaper and faster method than solidifying it in a glass form at the now operating Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
The Yakima Valley hasn’t experienced four consecutive years of drought since record-keeping began in the late 19th century. That could change this year, as the window closes for snowpack to build across the Cascades.
Bonneville Power Administration officials are feeling more optimistic about the power provider’s finances for 2026 than at this time last year, but still anticipate challenges ahead.
Nearly $111.8 million in funding from the state’s Climate Commitment Act was spent in Benton and Franklin counties during the 2025 fiscal year, according to state-provided data.
A recycler of everything from construction and demolition materials to organic and electronic waste will avoid millions of dollars in penalties by improving tracking of its operations and taking efforts to avoid collecting non-recyclable trash via its collection sites.
