Electric vehicle ownership growing as Bellingham adds charging stations
Electric vehicles are surging in Whatcom County, with ownership doubling in two years, and the use of charging stations is growing exponentially, according to the city of Bellingham. There were 6,297 EVs registered in Whatcom County through Aug. 11, according to the Washington state open data portal. That figure was 3,223 in 2023. Statewide data isn’t available specifically for Bellingham. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Robert Mittendorf)
Washington’s hop farmers, a vital part of the world’s beer industry, are feeling the pinch of federal policies, a volatile market and environmental challenges
The challenges facing the Washington hop farmer are aplenty, mused Jeff Perrault, while staring out at several hundred acres of lush trellises on his family farm a few miles west of Toppenish. There are perennial challenges, like those bothersome spider mites that can chew through rows of hop vines 20 feet tall, ruining a harvest’s quality and quantity. There are also more immediate concerns: persistent drought conditions and a federal crackdown on immigration that has reignited calls to safeguard the workforce fueling Washington state’s and the broader nation’s agricultural economy. Continue reading at The Spokesman Review. (Nick Gibson)
$1.5B Columbia River underwater power project turns down Trump admin expedited permitting
A $1.5 billion project to bury a 1-foot-thick and 100-mile-long high voltage power transmission line under the Columbia River turned down fast-tracked federal permitting approval offered by a Trump administration executive order earlier this summer. Although the Cascade Renewable Transmission System project will move through a slower federal permitting process, it has to wait for permits from Oregon and Washington anyway. But this track may avoid alienating the two blue states. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (edb3)
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