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Electric utilities in Washington and Oregon are turning to gas to meet rapid and growing energy demand from data centers, according to recent reports. Two analyses from the Hood River-based conservation organization Columbia Riverkeeper and the Seattle-based think tank Sightline Institute show that a growing number of Northwest utility companies are spending on new gas-powered […]

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On Sunday, Dec. 20 at 11:48 p.m., a vehicle heading northbound on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge left the bridge at 50 mph, ram…

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NW Natural is estimating a restoration in service to gas lines in White Salmon on Tuesday, while Hood River customers can expect service to be…

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After a month’s delay, work resumed Tuesday on May Street between Eighth and 10th streets, in front of the soon-to-be demolished May Street Sc…

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Climate change and US energy policy concerns were raised by a number of citizens addressing Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) at a town hall March 15, in The Dalles.

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PORTLAND (AP) — Portland General Electric's agreement to close its only coal-fired power plant won praise seven years ago as an environmental victory with national implications in the fight against air pollution and climate change.

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To the editor: Due to the oil train disaster in Mosier, there has been much uproar among the public, but no one has provided any solutions. Their view is to shut down the rail oil tank car traffic in the Columbia Gorge corridor, without seeking alternatives. I am offering a solution that can resolve safety concerns.

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Police and fire helped Northwest Natural Gas evacuate six homes in an east Heights neighborhood Monday night in response to an underground gas leak. No one was hurt and there was no property damage, though residents in the homes on June and May streets between Fourth and Fifth streets were advised to stay elsewhere for the night.