Temperatures Plunge in Western Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/temperatures-plunge-western-washington/njcs6/

Vermont’s Sole Nuclear Power Plant Ends Operations - Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant ends operations after 42 years of producing electricity (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/vermonts-sole-nuclear-power-plant-184117768.html;_ylt=AwrTceEfNaJUF1kAUwQPxQt

Up in Smoke: WA Pot Firms Say Their Profits Are Getting Burned Down by Tax Bills (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2014/12/08/politics-government/123042/pot-marijuana-excise-taxes-washington-state-280e/

Alaska: Commercial Fishing Threatens Endangered Sea Lions, Groups Say (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/12/30/commercial-fishing-threatens-endangered-sea-lions-groups-say.htm

Is Microsoft About to Put Internet Explorer Out of Its Misery? (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/12/is-microsoft-about-to-put-internet-explorer-out-of.html

Report: Washington State Carbon Emissions Dropped in 2011 (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141224/NEWS01/141229480

EPA Wrestles with Role of Nuclear Plants in Carbon Emission Rules (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/26/business/energy-environment/epa-wrestles-with-role-of-nuclear-plants-in-carbon-emission-rules-.html?partner=rss&emc=rss