8th District House Rep. Matt Boehnke says if HB 1084 passes, natural gas customers could eventually see upwards of a 700 percent increase in their energy bill.
Portland General Electric (PGE) has suspended efforts to get permits to build two natural gas burning power plants near Boardman. The plan was to utilize them to replace the coal-fired plant that is set to shut down in 2021.
Kennewick arson investigators continue to search for the person (or persons) who set fire to a pair of dumpsters at a recycling facility in Kennewick, which in turn set fire to the natural gas line running to the building.