Battles over energy projects are erupting across Western WA
Puget Sound Energy, which plans to lease the Snoqualmie battery facility, said many people opposed to battery projects supported policies that made them necessary. Now, the utility said, those communities must accept new infrastructure or face the rising risk of outages at the worst possible times. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Erika Schultz)
Menopausal, perimenopausal women to get new workplace support in WA executive order
Ferguson said he’s directing the state’s women’s commission to work with cabinet agencies to update or adopt policies to support menopausal workers, and to identify best practices. The commission will also be tasked with devising training materials focused on accommodations. Continue reading at The News Tribune. (TVW)
Nearly half of King County households don’t have AC
The big picture: Seattle no longer ranks as the least air-conditioned major city in the U.S. — that title goes to San Francisco — but the Puget Sound region still has some of the lowest rates of air conditioning in the country. Continue reading at Axios. (Axios Visuals)
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