Natural Gas

A reintroduced bill in the Washington Legislature that would ban the future use of natural gas in the state is drawing sharp opposition from Republican lawmakers. House Bill 1589 (HB 1589) was introduced by 22nd District Rep. Beth Doglio (D-Olympia) and seeks to disallow natural gas from being used in new construction...

On the heels of bitter cold temps, and strains on the electrical grid this winter, the WA State House narrowly votes to ban future uses of natural gas in WA.

In effect, the Building Code Council is using carbon credits to limit natural gas.

The WA State Building Codes Council will meet September 15th in Spokane

AG Ferguson signed a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Division pushing for more regulations and a public campaign to claim how unhealthy the area.

Homes in WA cost nearly 1/3 more money to build, due to bans and restrictions on natural gas an other requirements.

The Governor says the pipeline expansion runs contrary to Washington State's greenhouse gas reduction goals.

A Senate and House Bill would target state's largest energy provider.

Natural gas customers in Oregon will pay more for fuel starting Tuesday.  Oregon’s Public Utility Commission approved rate adjustments for all three gas companies operating in the state.  The agency said the increase reflects changes in the actual cost of wholesale natural gas.   Cascad...