April 16, 2016, 3:15pm Latest News
Republican candidate Ted Cruz promised to roll back what he calls President Barack Obama’s ‘war on coal’ if he’s elected president. Read story
April 13, 2016, 4:43pm Business
Peabody Energy, the nation's largest coal miner, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday as a crosscurrent of environmental, technological and economic changes wreak havoc across the industry. Read story
April 8, 2016, 4:37pm Business
A draft Environmental Impact Statement for Millennium Bulk Terminals' Longview coal export terminal will be released April 29, and public comments will be accepted through June 13, according to the Washington Department of Ecology. Read story
April 1, 2016, 9:17pm Business
SEATTLE -- Washington state's largest utility will be able to set aside money to pay for the future shutdown of two coal-powered electricity plants it co-owns in Montana under a bill Gov. Jay Inslee signed Friday. Read story
April 1, 2016, 5:37pm Business
The sponsor of a proposed Washington state coal port for shipments of the fuel to Asia is suspending work on an environmental review because of Native American tribe's concerns that the project could hurt its fishing rights. Read story
March 21, 2016, 6:10am Clark County News
In the state of Washington, the environment has its own attorney. And that attorney, a member of the state attorney general's staff, occupies a little-known but quite important corner of the state's regulatory labyrinth through which Vancouver Energy's proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver must pass. Read story
March 11, 2016, 4:56pm Business
PORTLAND -- With the stroke of Gov. Kate Brown's signature Friday, Oregon became the first state to eradicate coal from its power supply through legislation and now boasts some of the most stringent demands for renewable energy among its state peers. Read story
February 17, 2016, 4:18pm Business
A bill that would authorize the state's largest utility to create a fund to pay for the eventual shutdown of two coal-powered electricity plants in Montana easily passed the Washington State Senate on Wednesday. Read story
January 27, 2016, 8:12pm Clark County Business
Tribal fishermen and women along the Columbia River have fought for decades to maintain their access to the waterway and to restore struggling fisheries. Now, they're also worried about the potential consequences of fossil fuels moving through the Columbia River Gorge. Read story
January 27, 2016, 4:25pm Business
U.S. officials on Wednesday cleared the way for a review of two mining projects that would dig up 644 million tons of coal from public lands, despite a recent government moratorium halting federal coal sales. Read story