A facility under construction for decades and costing tens of billions of dollars is at last transforming toxic waste stored in underground tanks at the Hanford site into a glass form for storage.
As the state faces a near $900 million budget deficit, one group is calling on the Legislature to ease pressures on the state’s homebuilders as a means to boosting tax revenues.
But the market’s success, experts agree, depends heavily on which states and utilities decide to opt in. As energy issues have become increasingly politicized, it’s uncertain whether Western leaders can buy into a common vision for meeting the region’s power needs.
A $250,000 state grant to upgrade a former apple processing facility in Sunnyside will help preserve dozens of jobs while also providing a new buyer for the region’s orchards.
The franchise owner for Kennewick and Pasco locations of a popular national breakfast restaurant chain is once again being lauded by the company for the success of her restaurants and leadership.
Washington’s new sales tax on services faces a second lawsuit that could undercut the state’s moves to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
A lack of transparency and inclination to tightly control the flow of information seem to be deeply ingrained in today’s politics and reflected frequently in the governor’s administration.
Belt-tightening and uncertainty continue to grip Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as research programs hang in the balance between a swing in federal policy toward clean energy and congressional deadlock over a federal budget.
