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Montana coal plant Colstrip will close two units by 2022

by Seth Zuckerman on

Canada to enact national carbon price this year, Pacific island nations draft treaty to end fossil fuel extraction, Nevadans will vote whether to restore net metering, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy. 

A Tour de Force for Climate Progress

by Kimberly Larson on

From banana seats to century rides, riding a bike means freedom, joy, and sometimes grueling hills. In the upcoming Pacific Northwest Climate Ride, three people will be spending six days cycling along beaches, through port towns, and up the Olympic Mountains to support Climate Solutions.

CA meets solar goal early, India signs for 1 GW of PVs

by Seth Zuckerman on

100-MW battery outcompetes a natural-gas peaker plant in LA, Germany replaces feed-in tariffs with clean power auction, Chinese automaker unveils solar car, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

Washington makes progress on reducing emissions, more work to be done

by Vlad Gutman-Britten on

Washington state officials continue working on a new set of rules to cap carbon emissions. Getting ir right will require setting more ambitious goals, in line with current science—and we'll still need more tools to protect our climate and our future.

Momentum—Six months of accelerating solutions

by Gregg Small on

The first six months of 2016 were perhaps the most productive of our entire 18 year history. Here's a mid-year update, and a look at what's coming in the second six.

Shifting Gears from Dirty Diesel to Cleaner Air with the VW Settlement

by Meredith Connolly on

Oregon has the highest per-capita ownership of emissions-cheating Volkswagens in the U.S. Now the state plans to spend some of the settlement money to clean up diesel and reduce emissions for real.

North American grid to be 50% carbon-free by 2025

by Seth Zuckerman on

Solar prices fall 8 percent in first half of 2016, Oakland rejects coal export proposal, California plans for a future without baseload power plants, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

Kids are key to our climate future

by Savitha Reddy Pathi on

Thanks to St. Thomas School for supporting us through your 2016 Walkathon. When we visited to talk climate with you, you inspired us.

Oil trains: Murphy's Law on rails

by Caleb Smith on

Each week, some 60 million gallons of highly volatile Bakken crude oil speeds across the Pacific Northwest, in mile-long trains that pass along our waterways and through our cities and towns. What could possibly go wrong? 

Brexit rattles climate plans, CA to close its last reactors

by Seth Zuckerman on

Union Pacific track maintenance blamed for oil-train derailment, VW will pay nearly $15 billion to settle US claims in emissions deceit scandal, rooftop solar spreads in Africa, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.

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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.