Washington state officials, citing concerns related to a recent federal appeals court ruling, have delayed rules that were to begin July 1 that would have required electric heat pumps to be used in new residential and commercial construction, basically banning natural gas hookups.Natural gas ...
Natural gas delivers vital energy, warmth and comfort to millions of homes and supports the jobs and security of 100,000+ businesses, restaurants and institutions in Washington. When politicians across the state tried to ban natural gas service and force everyone to fully electrify their homes and...
Washington State continues on its path to developing and promulgating cleanup levels for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS compounds). The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently published a list of 6 PFAS compounds that now have soil and groundwater cleanup levels under the...
Washington Gas, a subsidiary of AltaGas Ltd., is a regulated natural gas utility providing safe, reliable natural gas service to more than 1.2 million customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Established in 1848, Washington Gas is the ...
We love to visitFort Worden State Park, a former military installation that now serves as a recreational area. There are old batteries filled with tunnels and batttieries that are a blast to explore. You can also hang out on the beach and enjoy scenic views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca...
C. Natural gas will give way to renewable energy. D. US utilities get electricity mainly from natural gas.6. Why do some big energy companies oppose the ban? A. Their profts will suffer greatly. B. They worry about the environment. C. The cost of producing new energy is high. D. ...
It is also home to the headwaters of the James and Potomac rivers, which feed into the Chesapeake Bay. The estuary is amid a multibillion-dollar, multistate restoration directed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Biden to Launch Ambitious Overhaul of Nursing Home Quality: President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union speech to launch a major overhaul of nursing home quality, including minimum staffing levels and steps to beef up inspections while continuing to keep COVID-19 at bay. (AP) Biden...
The California Public Utilities Commission has initiated rulemaking to accelerate a transition from natural gas. Within the state, the city of Berkeley on Jan. 1, 2020, initiated a ban on new natural gas hookups, and similar bans are being replicated in a dozen other California cities, including...
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