- EPA to put mpg gains on hold, but EVs grow anyway
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Oregon lawmakers weigh competing bills to price carbon pollution, China’s coal consumption falls for third straight year, Trump’s EPA budget calls for deep cuts, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
- A little-known Washington state agency has a big job in tackling climate change
by Kelly Hall on
Washington State's Utilities and Transportation Commission rarely makes headlines, but it plays a critical role in assessing the growing cost of investments in fossil fuels and its impact on consumers.
- Clean energy turns utility economics upside-down
by Seth Zuckerman on
Solar prices down 20 percent in one year, new study questions blanket subsidies for biofuels, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips write down their tar sands reserves, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
- Wind power rises in South; Pruitt takes over at EPA
by Seth Zuckerman on
Oroville Dam survives critical week, US solar installations nearly double in 2016, Toshiba chairman resigns over $6 billion in nuclear construction losses, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
- To protect the Oregon we love, now is the time to act on climate change
by David Van't Hof on
The Oregon legislature is getting to work, and the state has a great opportunity to grow its clean energy economy.
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• Vote NO on I-2066
• Vote NO on I-2117
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• Support restoring the Climate Protection Program
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