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We did it! 100% clean and fossil-free Multnomah county buildings

by Jonathan Lee on

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution ensuring all new county-owned buildings—including libraries, courthouses, and community centers—are built to be fossil-free and utilize 100% clean and renewable energy.

Ready? Go! A consequential season for climate action

by Gregg Small on

It may sound like hyperbole, but the next six to nine months may be among the most consequential yet in the multi-decade global effort to address climate change.

New Multnomah County public buildings will be 100% clean and fossil-free

by Jonathan Lee on

The Multnomah County Commission just unanimously approved a resolution that will ensure all new county buildings —including county libraries, courthouses and community centers—are built to be fossil-free and utilize 100% clean and renewable energy.

Joint letter supporting Multnomah County's proposed fossil-free public buildings resolution

by Jonathan Lee on

This resolution ensures that all public buildings in Multnomah County, Oregon are built fossil-free from the start.

Oregonians: It's time to SPRING into climate action!

by Meredith Connolly on

We're pleased to report forward progress on two of our high-priority climate bills.

We're making history. Let's not stop.

by Vlad Gutman-Britten on

Climate action in Olympia: we've made progress, but we still need to close the deal on clean fuels.

Third time's a charm for clean fuels in Washington

by Climate Solutions on

A Clean Fuel Standard is one step closer to Gov. Inslee's desk, as the WA Senate passed this critical climate policy.

Subsidizing climate chaos

by Jonathan Lawson on

A federal about-face on environmental justice... progress on battery technology... and a new consideration of "implicit subsidies" for the fossil fuel industry

Suddenly the street itself was on fire

by Joëlle Robinson on

Tell our Washington legislators it's time we moved past fossil gas.

Oregon's Climate Action Plan (OCAP) turns one

by Jonathan Lee on

Just over a year ago, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order 20-04, now called the Oregon Climate Action Plan, directing numerous state agencies to incorporate climate protections into their agency planning and programs.

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