Energy

In the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan pushed for offshore oil, Oregon pushed back. Reagan’s oil agenda inspired the state to create new policy to protect its shores.

The federal government has approved a lease for a wave energy test site in federal waters off the Oregon Coast.

Shell Oil Products U.S. has paid a $191,000 fine for the release of pollutants from its Shell Puget Sound Refinery north of Seattle.

The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved changes to energy codes that will further clamp down on natural gas use in new commercial and apartment buildings taller than three stories

As Americans stayed home during the pandemic, cars and planes produced less heat-trapping emissions. But the effect is only temporary.

The Department of Energy is awarding nearly $77 million in incentive pay to four contractors for their work at the Hanford nuclear reservation in fiscal 2020.

Fifteen states are challenging the decision, arguing that the risk of explosion puts lives in danger. For one project, highly flammable gas will travel 200 miles through a busy East Coast corridor.

Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see lower rates on their electric bills next month in part because of the utility’s shift away from coal-fired power.

A judge on Monday voided permits needed for a massive methanol plant on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington, agreeing with conservation groups that the project needs a more thorough environmental review.

The U.S. for the first time has approved a design for a small commercial nuclear reactor