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100% clean electricity nationwide, scoring environmental justice, and a season of extremes
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Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality has been developing rules to hold our state's biggest polluters accountable for the first time, but we're losing ground to industry lobbyists.
by Deepa Sivarajan on
Shoreline is gearing up to make sure all new large buildings are powered by clean energy, not fossil fuels. If you're a local resident, let the city know they're on the right track!
by Jonathan Lawson on
THe long-awaited new IPCC climate report is out this week. It includes good news as well as very bad news.
by Jonathan Lawson on
Congress has a historic opportunity to show climate leadership by including major climate investments in the upcoming reconciliation package. To succeed, they must include:
by Kimberly Larson on
There's nowhere in the country where people are talking about climate with others on a regular basis. That needs to change.
by Joëlle Robinson on
We’re used to thinking of transportation as the big source of greenhouse gas emissions. But while they don't move, buildings still emit carbon and air pollution. In fact, emissions from buildings are growing at a faster rate than any other source of carbon pollution in Washington, due to the use of fossil fuels like gas.
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Urge your members of Congress to back the federal heat safety bill.
by Stephanie Noren on
A federal "down payment" on climate (?), green hydrogen, and a note on this summer's extreme heat
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Oregon’s 2021 legislative session has come to a close. We’ve made some major progress on statewide climate action, but before we dive into those details, let’s talk about how we got here.
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This fall, the Northwest won big on climate action
Despite a bleak outlook for climate action nationally, the people of the Pacific Northwest showed up in a big way this November, demonstrating that when communities get organized and work together for a healthier future, we can accomplish remarkable victories.