Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens) was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve as Washington’s Secretary of State, leaving the legislature and his role as...Read More

Sen. Reuven Carlyle chairs the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology and was instrumental in passing a number of climate bills in recent years, including as...Read More

How to maintain energy reliability while transitioning to a clean electric grid will be a key issue for state and federal agencies, as well as...Read More

Sixty-six lawmakers from both parties have signed a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to withdraw a challenge to the Washington State law...Read More

Wildfires this year presented a unique challenge to state agencies tasked with fighting them as drought conditions sparked more than 1,900 blazes.  While last September’s...Read More

While the annual State of the Sound report isn’t due out until Nov. 1, an overview of the report was presented at a Puget Sound...Read More

The Chehalis Basin Board voted on Aug. 16 to approve a two-year spending plan totaling $70 million for its basinwide strategy.  The plan lays out...Read More

Rep. Alex Ramel (D-40th) is planning on reintroducing a revised version of the Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings Act, legislation that would seek to reduce...Read More

This year’s severe drought caught elected officials and state environmental agencies off guard which led to not only a shortage of water, but of funding...Read More

Lorraine Loomis, the chairperson for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) and Swinomish fisheries manager, died on Aug. 10 at the age of 81.  Loomis...Read More