Reflecting on 25 years of creative advocacy and effective action on climate, and how our past victories prepare us for serious work ahead
Defend and Restore Oregon's Climate Protection Programby Meredith Connolly on
Late last year, powerful fossil fuel companies and their industry groups convinced an Oregon state court to invalidate the state's new Climate Protection Program, based only on a procedural technicality. Now we've got to make sure it's fully reinstated.
We won't be pushed backward: No on I-2117by Gregg Small on
If passed by Washington voters this fall, Initiative 2117 would repeal the Climate Commitment Act, and erase funding for myriad clean energy projects, environmental justice initiatives, and good jobs. Further, the state would be blocked from any action on capping pollution and making polluters pay for their carbon pollution moving forward.
What's A.I. got to do with climate?by Stephanie Noren on
Geothermal is (literally) heating up, A.I. soaring energy use, and shifting terroir in your glass
Year Two of the CCA: More Money Coming to Washington Communitiesby Altinay Karasapan on
On the heels of a fruitful legislative session, Washington held its first Climate Commitment Act (CCA) allowance auction of 2024 on March 6-an important reminder that while the Legislature is done for the year, our work to implement these landmark laws continues!
Mixed Results from Oregon's 2024 Legislative Sessionby Meredith Connolly on
Here’s a quick rundown of what happened — and what didn’t happen — to make further progress on climate during Oregon's 2024 legislative session.
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