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by Jonathan Lawson on
Coronavirus and climate; faux-grassroots vs. climate progress; legislative brinksmanship on clean energy
by Climate Solutions on
A lengthy Senate Transportation Committee hearing highlighted the urgency for Washington to act on transportation emissions, benefits to rural communities and cleaner air quality, and the depth of community concern for well-being related to climate change.
by Climate Solutions on
Efforts to make available cleaner transportation fuels in Washington State move forward as bill passes out of a key Senate committee
by Meredith Connolly on
Our #1 priority remains comprehensive statewide climate action. The bill to make this happen, Senate Bill 1530, was just passed by the joint budget committees and is currently ready for a vote on the Senate floor. However, immediately after the budget vote this morning, eleven Senate Republicans fled the Capitol yet again to deny quorum for the Senate to conduct any business.
by Vlad Gutman-Britten on
For climate progress and clean energy, here's where things stand with less than three weeks remaining in Washington’s legislative session.
by Jonathan Lawson on
Pipeline protests erupt across Canada; NW legislatures consider clean energy measures.
by Ben Jones on
We’re within range of winning this—and the oil industry knows it.
by Meredith Connolly on
A majority of Oregonians support climate action, especially as our own communities experience impacts of the climate crisis—like the floods hurting Eastern Oregon right now and the more intense droughts and wildfires of the past several years. We cannot waste another year debating whether Oregon should step up and address this climate emergency. Now is the time to act!
by Jonathan Lawson on
Climate progress confirmed as a top-tier political issue. Duh!
by Zach Baker on
As we head into the 2020 session, we’re doing everything we can to ensure the Legislature passes a strong cap and invest policy. We’re also working on a number of other complementary bills to move the ball forward on climate – some of which are also unfinished business from last session.
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