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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: After partisan delay and denial tactics in the Oregon Legislature, Governor Kate Brown stepped up and fulfilled her long-standing promise to take strong executive action to address the climate crisis.
by Zach Baker on
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has fulfilled her long-standing promise to take strong executive action to curb climate pollution. Learn more about what it does and why it matters.
by Jonathan Lee on
Once again, a minority bloc of Republican lawmakers backed by big polluters – this time in both the Senate and the House – chose to break our democratic process by refusing to show up for work for weeks, many hiding out of state. This is not how democracy is supposed to work; Oregonians deserve better.
by Jonathan Lawson on
Coronavirus and climate; faux-grassroots vs. climate progress; legislative brinksmanship on clean energy
by Climate Solutions on
A lengthy Senate Transportation Committee hearing highlighted the urgency for Washington to act on transportation emissions, benefits to rural communities and cleaner air quality, and the depth of community concern for well-being related to climate change.
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Efforts to make available cleaner transportation fuels in Washington State move forward as bill passes out of a key Senate committee
by Meredith Connolly on
Our #1 priority remains comprehensive statewide climate action. The bill to make this happen, Senate Bill 1530, was just passed by the joint budget committees and is currently ready for a vote on the Senate floor. However, immediately after the budget vote this morning, eleven Senate Republicans fled the Capitol yet again to deny quorum for the Senate to conduct any business.
by Vlad Gutman-Britten on
For climate progress and clean energy, here's where things stand with less than three weeks remaining in Washington’s legislative session.
by Jonathan Lawson on
Pipeline protests erupt across Canada; NW legislatures consider clean energy measures.
by Ben Jones on
We’re within range of winning this—and the oil industry knows it.
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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.