Energy

The public now has until April 25 to review environmental impacts that could come during a company's search for lithium, a metal that's critical to renewable energy and electric vehicles.

The lost talent means the agency will have a harder time responding to weather emergencies and planning for future power growth, according to those who study the region’s power grid.

The Democrats cited OPB’s reporting that BPA could lose nearly 20% of its staff because of buyouts, a hiring freeze and termination of probationary employees coming as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government.

Representatives from the state’s largest gas utility claim that informing customers of its use of hydrogen in natural gas would be onerous and expensive.

A fuel terminal in Northwest Portland cleared a hurdle with the city’s permitting staff Monday, after weeks of rallies at City Hall calling on councilors to halt its operations.

The Yakama Nation plans a 500-megawatt advanced rail energy storage project using gravity and rocks to generate power, avoiding water use and protecting cultural sites while repurposing degraded land for sustainable energy.

Environmentalists and activists have long opposed a Portland fuel terminal. This week, the new City Council was briefed on a politically charged Zenith Energy air quality permit, an issue that may be beyond its control.

President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.

Potential rooftop solar customers and installers worry the incoming Trump administration might try to eliminate a 30% federal tax credit. Some customers plan to install sooner because of that and solar companies are changing their business plans.

A decades-long Russian-Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova.