The Trump Administration’s move to cut what it calls wasteful spending on green energy projects has blown a $157.3 million hole in Richland’s dream of building a major fertilizer plant.

After a trio of federal judges sided with a fire agency that put several firefighters on leave for not getting vaccinated, the group is continuing to appeal.

Washington’s agriculture department is seeking more than $13 million to deal with a pair of invasive insects that can destroy and damage a variety of plants, crops and trees.