Environment
As crypto mines aim for climate action, critics call greenwashing
Environmentalists are skeptical that the energy-hungry industry can achieve its ambitious goals.
Latest in
Environment
Advertisement
Environment
Grant dollars are seeding the urban forestry push in Washington
As climate change reveals the importance of urban trees, residents in a Tacoma neighborhood with sparse canopy coverage are breaking ground themselves.
Politics
By 2050, Washington might need to buy energy from other states
With the state’s power needs expected to double, it will have to import wind and solar to meet the demand.
Politics
Washington and Oregon may regulate the wild West of crypto mining
Environmental policies would affect bitcoin operations in the Northwest, which have seen a swell of interest driven by cheap hydropower.