https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/rss en-us abaumhardt@americanpublicmedia.org The Oklahoma-based company that owns one of the largest gas pipeline networks in the Northwest is beginning to pursue permits to expand that network, and to pump more gas to the region to meet rising electricity demand. The Oklahoma-based company that owns one of the largest gas pipeline networks in the Northwest is beginning to pursue permits to expand that network, and to pump more gas to the region to meet rising electricity demand.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8561 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/largest-gas-pipeline-network-in-northwest-could-grow-as-oklahoma-based-owners-pursue-expansion Gas Pipeline The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation, has been detected in multiple trees outside of Walla Walla in Eastern Washington. The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation, has been detected in multiple trees outside of Walla Walla in Eastern Washington.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8545 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/invasive-beetle-arrives-in-eastern-washington-threatens-ash-trees Emerald Ash Borer Benton County commissioners are considering a cloud seeding pilot project for the Horse Heaven Hills in response to the persistent drought that is affecting the region. Benton County commissioners are considering a cloud seeding pilot project for the Horse Heaven Hills in response to the persistent drought that is affecting the region. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8544 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/county-weighs-cloud-seeding-in-response-to-drought Benton County A Maryland-based solar energy company has acquired two solar facilities under development located outside Connell and Othello. A Maryland-based solar energy company has acquired two solar facilities under development located outside Connell and Othello. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8535 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/mid-columbia-solar-projects-get-new-ownership The 2026 irrigation season is winding down with junior and senior water rights holders in the Yakima Basin expected to receive 100% of their normal October water supply. But state officials warn that drought conditions persist. The 2026 irrigation season is winding down with junior and senior water rights holders in the Yakima Basin expected to receive 100% of their normal October water supply. But state officials warn that drought conditions persist. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8511 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yakima-basin-irrigators-get-october-drought-reprieve Irrigation Sunset Tech giant Amazon has announced it will no longer use nondisclosure agreements, will engage with the public sooner and more frequently, and make water and energy use commitments related to its data center development efforts as public opposition to such projects continues to grow. Tech giant Amazon has announced it will no longer use nondisclosure agreements, will engage with the public sooner and more frequently, and make water and energy use commitments related to its data center development efforts as public opposition to such projects continues to grow. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8456 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8456-amazon-announces-policy-changes-to-data-center-development-efforts Fidel Datacenter The public has an opportunity to learn more about the draft findings of a state study analyzing the potential transportation impacts if the lower Snake River dams are ever removed. The public has an opportunity to learn more about the draft findings of a state study analyzing the potential transportation impacts if the lower Snake River dams are ever removed. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8455 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/learn-about-initial-findings-of-snake-river-dams-study Exports_Screenshot.jpg A Richland business is reaping the financial rewards of going green. A Richland business is reaping the financial rewards of going green. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8435 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/laundromat-earns-payday-while-striving-to-save-money The Wash When it comes to meeting its own greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is behind the curve on transitioning to electric vehicles. The transportation sector is the highest emitter in the state, accounting for 40% of total emissions, and will likely be the most difficult to decarbonize. When it comes to meeting its own greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is behind the curve on transitioning to electric vehicles. The transportation sector is the highest emitter in the state, accounting for 40% of total emissions, and will likely be the most difficult to decarbonize. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8434 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/small-businesses-slow-to-take-up-was-new-electric-truck-vouchers Zero emission trucks Three Mid-Columbia wastewater treatment facilities are among those being celebrated by state ecology officials for protecting water quality and public health. Three Mid-Columbia wastewater treatment facilities are among those being celebrated by state ecology officials for protecting water quality and public health. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8433 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/state-recognizes-wastewater-treatment-plants KennWasteWtr1 The rare 2026 issue that draws huge support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress is the same one that’s mobilized many Americans: restrictions on giant data centers. The rare 2026 issue that draws huge support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress is the same one that’s mobilized many Americans: restrictions on giant data centers. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8422 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/trump-likes-data-centers-congress-seems-stuck-the-midterms-could-deliver-a-verdict Fidel Datacenter ty@tcjournal.biz Bonneville Power Administration is seeking to collect an additional $125 million from its ratepayers over the next two years, reportedly to recover its costs in meeting a court order to spill more water from its hydroelectric dams. Bonneville Power Administration is seeking to collect an additional $125 million from its ratepayers over the next two years, reportedly to recover its costs in meeting a court order to spill more water from its hydroelectric dams. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8421 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/bpa-proposing-rate-hike-citing-court-order Ice Harbor Dam The system that pretreats hazardous tank waste at the Hanford site before it can be transformed into glass is back online after a more than six-month shutdown. The system that pretreats hazardous tank waste at the Hanford site before it can be transformed into glass is back online after a more than six-month shutdown. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8401 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pretreatment-facility-restarts-at-hanford-site Lawdroneaerial The city of Connell will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in financing from the state to repair its wastewater treatment lagoons and prevent environmental contamination. The city of Connell will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in financing from the state to repair its wastewater treatment lagoons and prevent environmental contamination. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8370 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/connell-to-receive-funding-for-emergency-wastewater-repairs NewsUpdate.jpg A tribal site sacred to the Yakama Nation near the John Day hydroelectric dam isn’t the only land associated with tribal communities around the nation being eyed by data center developers. A tribal site sacred to the Yakama Nation near the John Day hydroelectric dam isn’t the only land associated with tribal communities around the nation being eyed by data center developers. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8359 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/developers-eye-native-nations-tribal-communities-for-new-data-center-projects The-Columbia-River-Gorge When power lines are blamed for starting a wildfire, costs to utilities can stretch into the billions and trickle down to consumers. When power lines are blamed for starting a wildfire, costs to utilities can stretch into the billions and trickle down to consumers. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8355 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/wildfire-risks-are-driving-up-costs-for-northwest-utilities Power Pole Hanford has restarted a key certification process for shipping radioactive waste to a New Mexico disposal site, after a years-long pause. Hanford has restarted a key certification process for shipping radioactive waste to a New Mexico disposal site, after a years-long pause.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8304 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8304-hanford-restarts-certifying-transuranic-waste-for-shipment-to-new-mexico Transuranic-Waste Wildland fires have damaged several areas along the Snake River, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District to warn hunters and other visitors that some areas may be unsafe this fall. Wildland fires have damaged several areas along the Snake River, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District to warn hunters and other visitors that some areas may be unsafe this fall. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8303 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/corps-fire-damage-at-snake-river-rec-areas Wildland-Snake-River-Fires abaumhardt@americanpublicmedia.org The last weeks of summer find much of the Northwest experiencing historic drought causing water supply shortages for public water and electric utilities, costing farmers tens of millions of dollars in lost crops and leaving vegetation and soils dry and susceptible to fires. The last weeks of summer find much of the Northwest experiencing historic drought causing water supply shortages for public water and electric utilities, costing farmers tens of millions of dollars in lost crops and leaving vegetation and soils dry and susceptible to fires. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8302 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/historic-drought-exacerbating-wildfires Wildfires The state Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps is currently recruiting AmeriCorps members to fill 260 positions across the state. The state Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps is currently recruiting AmeriCorps members to fill 260 positions across the state. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8296 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/washington-conservation-corps-looking-for-recruits Washington-Conservation-Corps ty@tcjournal.biz The U.S. Department of Energy has officially reclassified some waste being stored in tanks at the Hanford site, paving the way for it to be treated by a means different than vitrification. The U.S. Department of Energy has officially reclassified some waste being stored in tanks at the Hanford site, paving the way for it to be treated by a means different than vitrification.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8211 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8211-doe-approves-new-waste-classification-for-hanford-tank-cleanup Hanford Map A major ecosystem restoration project in the Yakima Delta means those who like to visit the wildlife area off Columbia Park Trail will have to wait to take a hike there. A major ecosystem restoration project in the Yakima Delta means those who like to visit the wildlife area off Columbia Park Trail will have to wait to take a hike there. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8237 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/part-of-yakima-delta-wildlife-area-temporarily-closed-for-restoration Yakima-Delta You may not be able to die of dysentery in a new video game recently developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, but its aquatic setting is no less perilous. You may not be able to die of dysentery in a new video game recently developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, but its aquatic setting is no less perilous. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8226 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/the-oregon-trail-but-for-fish Fish Trails State ecology officials recently said it’s not all bad news when it comes to the current state of Washington’s water year. But just like water, good news is also in short supply. State ecology officials recently said it’s not all bad news when it comes to the current state of Washington’s water year. But just like water, good news is also in short supply. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8200 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/halfway-through-water-year-wa-drought-shows-no-sign-of-ending Drought ty@tcjournal.biz Amazon will host a community open house for its proposed data center near the Tri-Cities at Wallula Gap for those interested in learning about the project. Amazon will host a community open house for its proposed data center near the Tri-Cities at Wallula Gap for those interested in learning about the project. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8199 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/amazon-to-host-wallula-gap-data-center-open-house Amazon Data The Snake River is simmering in the summer heat as it winds across western Idaho and southeastern Washington – and that’s something salmon can’t tolerate, literally. The Snake River is simmering in the summer heat as it winds across western Idaho and southeastern Washington – and that’s something salmon can’t tolerate, literally.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8174 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/river-temps-salmon Chinook salmon Male Chinook salmon staging for the upcoming spawn. They are starting to fight for the spawning dominance. Planning outdoor activities this weekend? Before you head out, a new interactive map from Washington State University can tell you whether smoky skies will be a problem. Planning outdoor activities this weekend? Before you head out, a new interactive map from Washington State University can tell you whether smoky skies will be a problem. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8186 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/smoky-skies-this-weekend-new-wsu-tool-has-your-forecast Smoke Map ty@tcjournal.biz The Yakama Nation has reached a settlement with the developers of a 1,300-acre solar energy project that tribal leaders said would encroach upon sites where the Yakamas traditionally gather food and medicine. The Yakama Nation has reached a settlement with the developers of a 1,300-acre solar energy project that tribal leaders said would encroach upon sites where the Yakamas traditionally gather food and medicine. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8178 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yakama-nation-solar-developer-reach-settlement Carriger-Solar The same manmade “forever chemicals” that stalled development at Vista Field for months have again been detected in the city of Kennewick’s drinking water. The same manmade “forever chemicals” that stalled development at Vista Field for months have again been detected in the city of Kennewick’s drinking water. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8139 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/pfas-found-in-kennewick-drinking-water PFAS-rendering abaumhardt@americanpublicmedia.org http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/8137 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/public-invited-to-comment-on-plan-to-possibly-triple-logging-in-eastern-oregon-national-forests Logging