ConocoPhillips pauses work on project, cut from five planned drilling pads to three, after opponents filed suit for a preliminary injunction; the Interior Dept. also will propose new limits on protected Arctic region energy development.

The carpenter was killed in a formwork collapse at the Spokane Tribe Casino expansion, officials said.

Electron Hydro LLC and its chief operating officer pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor violation of operating an unlawful hydraulic project, and face a record state penalty for an environmental crime.

Dodge offers data on projected 2023 construction starts in the Spokane area.

Felines "frolic" with Portland branch projects via Photoshop.

Action is latest round in long-running battle over major minerals development in sensitive Bristol Bay watershed.

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