Prior to joining Climatewire in 2016, Benjamin Storrow worked at newspapers in Massachusetts and Wyoming. Benjamin has a degree in international affairs from George Washington University.
LONGVIEW, Wash. — Longview was designed and built by a timber baron in the early 1900s to serve what was then the world's largest sawmill. Now it represents one of the coal industry's greatest hopes for expansion — or even survival.
Danish wind giant Ørsted A/S said yesterday it will acquire Deepwater Wind LLC for $510 million, reshaping America's nascent offshore industry just as a series of Northeastern states prepare to test the waters of the Atlantic with major new projects.
CENTRALIA, Wash. — Bob Guenther spent 34 years tending to a massive coal plant here in the shadow of Mount Rainier.
When EPA issued a rule in 2015 to restrict coal plants from dumping toxic wastewater, environmentalists were elated. But the victory was short-lived.
Coal has long been the fuel of choice in the Midwest. But two utility announcements this week highlight the change underfoot in the heartland: Coal is in retreat, and renewables are stepping in to fill the void.