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Apr 17, 2024, 10:54 AM

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Mar 29, 2024, 10:24 AM

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Mar 28, 2024, 12:43 PM

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Mar 27, 2024, 10:42 AM

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Dozens of environmental activists this morning blocked the entrances at Amazon’s Day 1 building at its Seattle headquarters. A Washington-based… Read More

Mar 21, 2024, 3:16 PM

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As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos funnels $60 million into support for alternative meats, Rebellyous Foods founder Christie Lagally has some… Read More

Mar 14, 2024, 9:21 AM

‘Just watch us’: Gates-backed TerraPower is bullish on being the first next-gen nuclear plant in U.S.

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Mar 8, 2024, 7:39 AM

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New name, new funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an agtech company founded by two brothers with farming roots, has changed its… Read More

Feb 29, 2024, 4:36 PM

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Feb 29, 2024, 1:38 PM

With $1.2B in assets, the Paul Allen Family Foundation evolves — and stays true to PNW roots

Paul Allen is synonymous with philanthropic giving in the Pacific Northwest. Thirty-six years ago, the late Microsoft co-founder and his… Read More

Feb 29, 2024, 8:43 AM

Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

A decade ago, University of Washington oceanographers Julian Sachs and Alex Gagnon were working in a tropical paradise, studying the… Read More

Feb 27, 2024, 7:00 AM

Rivian, Lucid and other EVs stuck in park by failed effort to change car sales laws in Washington

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Feb 22, 2024, 2:55 PM

Energy secretary joins Sen. Maria Cantwell in visit to Washington state’s burgeoning battery hub

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee traveled to Eastern Washington Thursday to… Read More

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Feb 20, 2024, 12:18 PM

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Washington state awards $85M in grants to fund thousands of EV charging stations

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Jan 29, 2024, 3:08 PM

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Beginning this year, households in Seattle are banned from tossing old batteries in the trash — including everything from the… Read More

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Jan 9, 2024, 10:25 AM

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Jan 8, 2024, 10:12 AM

Portland-based nuclear reactor company NuScale cuts 28% of workforce, or 154 employees

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LevelTen, which helps facilitate clean energy deals, adds $10M to Series C round

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