- Lower bills AND less fossil fuel expansion? Yes, please!
by Claire Prihoda on
The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently delivered a significant victory for utility customers and the climate, requiring NW Natural Gas to end the charging of customers to subsidize fossil fuel expansion.
- Stella saves big on an electric heat pump, but will others in WA enjoy the same benefits?
by Jonathan Lee on
Seattle resident Stella Chao loves her home but not its oil-burning furnace. Between several state and local clean energy incentives and heat pump rebate programs, she saved over $6,000 by replacing her oil furnace with an electric heat pump. However, clean energy success stories like Stella’s would be endangered if Initiative 2066 passes in Washington.
- Time to speak up for Oregon's farmworkers!
by Jonathan Lee and Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on
Farmworkers quite literally put food on our tables, which places them among the most essential workers in our society. Their work is physically strenuous and often downright hazardous, especially with worsening climate impacts and extreme weather events. However, Oregon's current minimum required housing protections are deficient.
- Study: I-2066 projected to increase household gas bills in Washington $150 per year
by Jonathan Lawson on
Sticker shock is in store for Washington consumers if voters approve I-2066, a deceptively worded initiative that, research shows, would cause household utility gas prices to rise significantly.
- Thank you for supporting Oregon’s Climate Protection Program, now what’s next?
by Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on
Hundreds of you showed up to public hearings and submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in favor of a robust Climate Protection Program (CPP) that holds our state’s largest polluters accountable. Climate Solutions and our partners in the Coalition for Climate and Economic Justice (CCEJ) extend a sincere “Thank You” to everyone who took the time to submit public comments to help restore this vital program.
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