The oceans off Oregon and Washington are ground zero for ocean acidification, and Northwest scientists have been at the forefront of a new line of research.
In Hillsboro, Oregon, SolarWorld is hiring back workers and planning to ramp up its production with news of a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels.
The Trump administration announced a new plan last week that would allow offshore oil and gas drilling in the ocean off the West Coast for the first time since 1984