Residents and legislators in Skagit County are working to challenge the siting of future battery energy storage systems, even as two local projects — Goldeneye near Sedro-Woolley and NextEra near ...

Those worries have been exacerbated by the recent fire at a lithium ion battery storage facility in Moss Landing.

In her weekly roundup of local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports that Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation is eyeing late this year or early 2026 for carrying the first passengers aboard its electric air ...