Should the lights ever go out, Portland International Airport wants to know exactly where it can find batteries to turn them back on. And Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is studying whether PDX looks no further than its own bus fleet.
Citing BPA’s own analysis demonstrating increased costs for consumers, along with the potential to weaken energy grid reliability and access to clean energy, the groups say the plan violates BPA’s obligations to consumers and the environment.
Clean energy projects scheduled to begin construction by the end of the year can continue as planned. But many will likely be delayed or stopped as developers scramble to find other funding sources to overcome the loss of federal assistance.
The Center for the American Experiment says in its report, Shattered Green Dreams, that it found numerous issues with green power that are ignored in policy discussions.
Projects ranging from floodplain restoration to improving water quality and fish passage will benefit from nearly $5 million in funding being provided by Oregon and Washington state lawmakers.
Soil testing on a private lot under construction at Kennewick’s Vista Field found levels of synthetic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, above the limit set by state Department of Ecology.
A year after requesting documents on plans to lease 19,000 acres of the Hanford site for clean energy development, a conservation group is asking a federal judge to force the U.S. Department of Energy to respond.
President Donald Trump is directing federal agencies to withdraw from a settlement with tribes and the states of Washington and Oregon that could have led to the breaching of the Snake River dams.
Local government officials hope these federal grant dollars will lead to the revitalization of vacant lots and dilapidated buildings in areas across the Mid-Columbia.
