Plan for $1.5B Fertilizer Plant in Central WA Still Alive Despite Loss of Federal Funds A Swiss company behind a $1.5 billion climate-friendly fertilizer factory proposed in central Washington is not giving up on the project despite the Trump administration's termination of a significant federal subsidy.

Latest News: Plan for $1.5B Fertilizer Plant in Central WA Still Alive Despite Loss of Federal Funds: A Swiss company behind a $1.5 billion climate-friendly fertilizer factory proposed in central Washington is not giving up on the project despite the… #WashingtonStateStandard #NorthAmerica Read More

Feds Greenlight Killing More Sea Lions to Protect Endangered Salmon as Controversy Fades The federal permit that allows Northwest states and some Native nations to trap and kill salmon-eating sea lions in the Columbia River was reapproved late last week.

Latest News: Feds Greenlight Killing More Sea Lions to Protect Endangered Salmon as Controversy Fades: The federal permit that allows Northwest states and some Native nations to trap and kill salmon-eating sea lions in the… #BiodiversityNature #WashingtonStateStandard #NorthAmerica Read More

Eastern Washington Groundwater Declines: WSU Study Identifies Most At-Risk Areas A Washington State University study finds groundwater in parts of eastern Washington is dropping 2-3 feet annually, threatening irrigation and drinking water supplies in the Odessa region and Yakima Basin.

Latest News: Eastern Washington Groundwater Declines: WSU Study Identifies Most At-Risk Areas: A Washington State University study finds groundwater in parts of eastern Washington is dropping 2-3 feet annually, threatening… #WashingtonStateStandard #UniversityResearch #NorthAmerica Read More

High costs may force WA ferry electrification program off course Washington's $4B ferry electrification plan faces delays, high costs, and new scrutiny as lawmakers weigh emissions goals against practical tradeoffs.

News from E+E Leader High costs may force WA ferry electrification program off course: Washington's $4B ferry electrification plan faces delays, high costs, and new scrutiny as lawmakers weigh emissions goals against practical tradeoffs. #WashingtonStateStandard #CleanTech #NorthAmerica Read More

Microsoft Describes Three Mile Island Plant as a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity In the shadow of Three Mile Island's iconic cooling towers, state Rep. Tom Mehaffie recalled Wednesday how his father, 50 years earlier, built a career and a life around the nuclear power plant.

News from E+E Leader Microsoft Describes Three Mile Island Plant as a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: In the shadow of Three Mile Island's iconic cooling towers, state Rep. Tom Mehaffie recalled Wednesday how his father, 50 years earlier, built a… #WashingtonStateStandard #DataCenters Read More

Northwest Hydropower Generation Set to Rise in 2025 After Record Lows Following a historic drop, hydropower output in the Northwest is forecast to increase 17% in 2025 due to stronger precipitation, though totals remain below the 10-year average.

Read Now: Northwest Hydropower Generation Set to Rise in 2025 After Record Lows: Following a historic drop, hydropower output in the Northwest is forecast to increase 17% in 2025 due to stronger precipitation, though totals remain… #WashingtonStateStandard #NorthAmerica #Municipalities Read More

Trump-Era Fast-Track Approves Utah Uranium Mine in Just 14 Days A uranium project by Anfield Energy becomes the first approved under Trump's national energy emergency order, bypassing public input and fast-tracking permitting. Critics raise environmental and tribal concerns.

Read Now: Trump-Era Fast-Track Approves Utah Uranium Mine in Just 14 Days: A uranium project by Anfield Energy becomes the first approved under Trump's national energy emergency order, bypassing public input and fast-tracking permitting.… #Utilities #WashingtonStateStandard #NorthAmerica Read More

Columbia River Salmon Restoration Hit Hard by $1.5B Cut to Army Corps of Engineers The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration program run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a move experts say puts the treasured Northwest fish in further jeopardy.

Read Now: Columbia River Salmon Restoration Hit Hard by $1.5B Cut to Army Corps of Engineers: The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration program run by the U.S. Army Corps of… #WashingtonStateStandard #NorthAmerica #LawLegal Read More

Trump Denies Disaster Aid, Tells States to do More ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- In the wake of recent natural disasters, state leaders across the country are finding that emergency support from the federal government is no longer a given. Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal assistance for tornadoes in Arkansas, flooding in West Virginia and a windstorm in Washington [...]

Read Now: Trump Denies Disaster Aid, Tells States to do More: ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- In the wake of recent natural disasters, state leaders across the country are finding that emergency support from the federal government is no… #WashingtonStateStandard #FacilitiesManagement #Residential Read More