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Allen Family Foundation awards $5M to support and study six nature-based carbon removal projects

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced $5 million in grants on Thursday being awarded to six Pacific Northwest efforts… Read More

CarbonQuest, which captures carbon emitted from industrial sites, closes $20M round

CarbonQuest has closed a $20 million investment round led by Riverbend Energy Group. GeekWire previously reported on the funding in… Read More

Spokane startup that gives labs a green seal of approval raises $5M

Impact Laboratories, a startup verifying the environmental bona fides of some 3,800 labs worldwide, announced nearly $5 million in funding… Read More

Tesla retains advantage in Washington state as effort stalls to expand direct EV sales

The third time was not the charm for a coalition that was pushing to level the playing field for electric… Read More

Qualterra raises $4.5M to turn organic waste into carbon-trapping, crop-boosting biochar

There’s a pleasing circularity to Qualterra’s ag-tech operations. The Eastern Washington company takes crop and forestry wastes, applies a patented… Read More

Trump layoffs hit Pacific Northwest engineers and researchers at PNNL, Hanford cleanup, elsewhere

The Trump administration’s government-wide layoffs are hitting engineers and researchers at agencies in Washington state including the Pacific Northwest National… Read More

Seattle-area company with climate friendly ‘mechanical cows’ for digesting waste is acquired

Chomp, a company building devices that turn food waste into fuel and liquid fertilizer, today announced its acquisition by Martin… Read More

Wildfire recovery and carbon capture company Mast Reforestation lands $25M

Seattle’s Mast Reforestation announced today $25 million in new funding and an expansion of its operations into “wood vaulting” in… Read More

‘Layoffs and pain’: Frozen federal funding batters clean energy and climate efforts

President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy executive order puzzles David Funk. The order targets clean energy efforts, pausing the distribution of… Read More

Tesla could lose its big EV sales advantage in Washington state if lawmakers pass new rules

Tesla could soon lose its electric vehicle sales advantage as Washington state lawmakers are taking their third shot at legislation… Read More

First electric fire engine in Wash. state unveiled in Redmond as city seeks more sustainable fleet

Redmond, Wash., is home to the first electric fire engine to enter service in Washington state as city government officials… Read More

Tidal Vision, a company turning tossed crab shells into a green chemical, nets $140M in funding

Tidal Vision, a green chemistry company founded by a former Alaska fishing boat captain, has raised $140 million to fund… Read More

Tire recycling tech startup with link to Costco lands $40M from former CEO Jim Sinegal and others

Prism Worldwide is likely the swan song for Bob Abramowitz, its CEO and 66-year-old co-founder. The tire recycling company is also… Read More

Modern Hydrogen and major Seattle-area utility aim for less controversial clean energy fix

As President Trump is disrupting clean energy deployments, Modern Hydrogen aims to navigate a less controversial middle path that provides… Read More

Sam Altman, SoftBank invest in $425M round for Helion, a Seattle-area startup chasing fusion power

Helion Energy announced a $425 million funding round that will help the Seattle-area fusion company chase the “Holy Grail” of… Read More

Canadian startup giving EV batteries a second life lands $15M from Amazon and others

Moment Energy, a startup turning used batteries from electric vehicles into energy storage systems, announced a $15 million round co-led… Read More

Biden’s executive order on AI data centers could benefit Amazon and Microsoft

President Joe Biden this week issued one of his last executive orders, addressing the race to build domestic data centers… Read More

Seattle creates downtown climate innovation hub to bolster clean energy sector

The City of Seattle, the University of Washington, the climate community organizer 9Zero, and a climate tech investment nonprofit called… Read More

Spokane’s aerospace Tech Hub lands $48M in federal funding for Eastern Wash. testbed

After missing out on federal funding awarded in July, Spokane’s Tech Hub for developing advanced aerospace has landed $48 million… Read More

As AI booms, here’s how Microsoft and Amazon are coming up with energy solutions

Artificial intelligence and the data centers that drive the technology are booming with no end in sight. That’s putting mounting… Read More

Tech veterans from Meetingflow and EnergySavvy launch custom AI app startup in Seattle

A trio of seasoned, Seattle-area entrepreneurs has teamed up to create AZX, a startup pitched as a boutique company creating… Read More

REC Silicon shuts down manufacturing plant in Washington, lays off 224 workers

Silicon manufacturing company REC Silicon is ceasing operations in Moses Lake, Wash., but left the door open to a future… Read More

Climate activism and community-building startup draws tech workers seeking camaraderie

A climate-focused startup fostering community is drawing tech workers who are feeling anxious about the planet’s environmental trajectory and eager… Read More

A better weather forecast: Microsoft vets lead startup outperforming traditional sources

Working on Aurora, Microsoft’s AI foundation model of the Earth’s atmosphere, Cristian Bodnar and Jayesh Gupta could see that large… Read More

Amazon unveils new packaging for its devices, reducing the use of plastic, ink and bleach

Some boxes delivered by Amazon will have the same look on the inside as they do on the outside as… Read More

First Mode files for bankruptcy in sudden downfall for clean trucking company

First Mode filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday as the Seattle-based clean tech company continues to explore strategic alternatives… Read More

Seattle aviation startup Nimbus Aerospace flies demonstrator model for planned electric jet

Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that Nimbus has been based in the Seattle region since its inception,… Read More

Seattle-area startup Modern Hydrogen raises $25M to fuel clean energy efforts

Woodinville, Wash.-based clean tech startup Modern Hydrogen raised $25 million in new funding. The company confirmed the new investment after… Read More

CarbonQuest partners with Icelandic venture to boost deployment of carbon capture and storage

Spokane, Wash.-based startup CarbonQuest announced a partnership with Iceland-based Carbfix, a global leader in carbon storage, to team up in… Read More

Microsoft shares new data center design featuring a closed-loop water system for cooling

Microsoft revealed details of new approach to cooling data centers that won’t lose water to evaporation. The strategy will still… Read More