If voters decide in November to keep the cap-and-invest program, the state has plans that could bring the technology to its ...

Wind River Middle School is ranked #240 in Washington Middle Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high ...

There’s a new wind power plant that can claim the title of “Biggest in Washington State” that’s up and running—a little earlier than expected. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) said the Lower Snake River Wind ...

BICKLETON -- At the Bluebird Inn, social center for this unincorporated town of about 90 residents, old-timers still spin stories of eastern Klickitat County's glory days as a Wild West outpost.

At only 10 meters off the ground, the wind turbines are small compared to the 50-meter-tall turbines in the Columbia River Gorge. The wind power almost doubles at the higher elevation, Solovitz said.

Which brings us to Washington State where almost 70% of the power comes from hydro. Much of this is thanks to the Federal damming of the mighty Columbia River and its tributaries. The big gun here is ...

Last spring, the state legislature allocated $625,000 to study developing an offshore wind turbine industry. Of that, $375,000 would go to Washington Maritime Blue, a nonprofit cluster ...