Planned demolition of four Klamath River dams in Oregon and California, in the works for years, still awaits final Federal Energy Regulatory Commission vote, set for the fall.
Washington, Oregon governors and other NW officials say added funds are needed to expedite environmental work at U.S. Energy Dept. Hanford former nuclear weapons site in Washington.
Washington state is weighing controversial proposal to breach four lower dams to boost recovery of threatened salmon populations, with potential cost in billions to replace their power generation.
An African-American journeyman laborer says he encountered racism from other workers on tech company modernization project at its large Redmond, Wash., campus.