Trump’s initial federal layoffs hit Tri-Cities, WA area. Here’s what we know so far
More than 100 people protested at John Dam Plaza as job cuts hit local federal workers and other policies sparked concern.
The Wenatchee World1d
Future of offshore wind on West Coast is murky under Trump
SEATTLE — Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great ...
Rutgers team uses AI to map, protect and predict where endangered whales will appear
A team at Rutgers is using artificial intelligence to predict where whales will be off New Jersey's coast. The data could ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation14d
Wind farm with 105 turbines planned for pine plantations in south-west Victoria
A wind farm has been proposed for an area of pine plantations near the town of Nelson in south-west Victoria. The plantations are home to a critically endangered bat and close to a Ramsar-listed ...
2 snow threats in Tri-Cities forecast. But you may not need your shovel just yet
Any precipitation after 10 p.m. Tuesday likely will fall as snow. The Tri-Cities will have another chance of snow Thursday ...
The Washington Post22d
What are sanctuary cities, and why is Trump targeting them?
The president has threatened to withhold federal funding from these often Democratic-led state, county and city-level governments ... But states such as Washington, California, Oregon and New ...
The Australian Financial Review22d
WA minister splits with Canberra on offshore wind
“Offshore wind is a matter for the Commonwealth government.” While WA remains agnostic in its approach ... while launching a new onshore wind farm near Yandin. Specialist offshore wind player ...
Global News22d
Nova Scotia government says wind farms key to meeting 80 per cent renewables goal
The province announced its latest environmental approval Monday for 20 turbines in the Melvin Lake wind farm, about 30 kilometres northwest of Halifax. The province says this approval — along ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation23d
Developers abandon applications to build wind farm off coast of WA's South West
Two of the earliest proponents of an offshore wind farm in WA's South West are among several developers who are no longer applying to work on the project. One of the companies, Oceanex Energy ...
Financial Post23d
Nova Scotia says wind farms key to meeting renewable goal
The province announced its latest environmental approval Monday for 20 turbines in the Melvin Lake wind farm, about 30 kilometres northwest of Halifax. In a news release, the department predicts the ...
Washington Times23d
House opens investigation into four sanctuary cities
House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced probes Monday into four sanctuary cities, calling on them to come before Congress and defend themselves. The Kentucky Republican is targeting Boston ...
Seattle Times24d
WA wind touches everything, even at the bottom of the ocean
This week’s cover story explores Washington’s winds from many different perspectives. THIS WEEK’S MAGAZINE cover story is about wind: not the high drama, marquee winds (it’s not a storms ...