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Taking out the trash just got cleaner and quieter

City of Roses (COR) Disposal & Recycling is making history as the first trash hauler in Portland to operate zero-emission electric garbage trucks.

The Climate Protection Program is back!

It’s official! Oregon renewed its commitment to address the climate crisis while helping to build a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient future for everyone. We did…

Lower bills AND less fossil fuel expansion? Yes, please!

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…

Clean energy partnerships rising in Eastern Washington

Inspiring new clean energy projects are on the rise in Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Moses Lake. But a big challenge remains: accessing the clean electricity needed.

Oregon, it's time to get involved!

Are you wondering where you can engage in person? Look no further—four events are coming up that you should consider attending!

Advocates reach settlement with Avista to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, expand low-income efficiency programs
by Greer Ryan on August 4, 2023

[PRESS RELEASE] A historic settlement in a contested rate case between Oregon’s second-largest gas utility and intervening organizations will require Avista to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, dramatically expand low-income weatherization programs and restrict political spending by the gas company that undermines state climate law.
The thing about lithium mining
by Jonathan Lawson on August 3, 2023

The battery component lithium is a key ingredient for the clean energy transition. But sourcing the mineral comes with chalenges and compromises. Also: holding the oil industry accountable, and more clean energy action in the Northwest
Sustainable maritime transport: the next frontier for reducing climate pollution
by Kurt Ellison on August 1, 2023

Maritime shipping can and must change course to address the climate crisis.
Oil companies' lies are costing us dearly: what they don't want us to understand about the fuel market
by Leah Missik on July 20, 2023

Oil companies have a long history of lying—about their climate culpability and about the true costs of gas. Let's hold them accountable.
WE LIKE BIG CLEAN TRUCKS AND WE CANNOT LIE
by Jonathan Lee on July 18, 2023

Calling all fleet managers, sustainability directors, and C-suite executives of companies with fleets: Don't miss the 12th Annual Green Transportation Summit and Expo.