$2 Billion in climate and clean energy, coming to you!
That’s a wrap: 2023 Washington legislative session ends with unprecedented dollars for climate and clean energy development
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$2 Billion in climate and clean energy, coming to you!
That’s a wrap: 2023 Washington legislative session ends with unprecedented dollars for climate and clean energy development
The biggest investment—ever—in clean energy coming to WA communities
Our last blog of the CCA series where we dig into the “invest” side of the cap-and-invest equation.
Landmark climate leadership and investment: the Climate Commitment Act in WA
A new blog series spotlighting the Climate Commitment Act in WA. This edition is Part 1: a primer on WA’s new cap-and-invest program.
An open letter to Seattle's new mayor
Despite a recent Executive Order on climate action by outgoing Seattle mayor, Jenny Durkan, Seattle is still behind on its goals. Deepa Sivirajan has a few recommendations for Mayor-Elect Bruce Harrell on making climate central to his future governance.
2021 Washington climate wins are real
Our hard-won, 2021 legislative wins on climate are motivated by the idea that tackling the climate crisis can help us create good jobs, it must advance the cause of racial justice, and it must begin to redress past harms and prevent future ones.
Pollution is coming… from inside the house
Washington and Oregon can do better to protect residents by creating clean, safe, all-electric buildings. In this second part of our blog series on all-electric buildings, we outline the health and safety risks of using gas, and detail how all-electric buildings can be the climate and health solution we need.
The case for clean, safe, and all-electric buildings
Washington and Oregon need to join the movement towards clean, safe, all-electric buildings—and we need to do it soon. Look out for more information on the case for all-electric buildings and the policy solutions that can get us there in the Northwest.
Tax breaks for oil have got to stop! Tales from the 2014 Legislative Session
The short 2014 Washington legislative session concluded on Thursday night, and centered on a single question: How will we prepare a better future for our children?
This time, no rubber stamp for Big Coal
Washington State's Department of Ecology and Cowlitz County has announced that they will take a broad look at the impacts of the proposed coal export terminal in Longview in southwest Washington. There will be no quick rubber stamp for this big coal project, but a rigorous review instead.
New Center Aims for Infrastructure Paradigm Shift
The US needs to invest trillions just to keep our nation’s basic infrastructure--energy, transportation, water, and waste systems--in working order. Will we lock in inefficient, carbon-polluting systems for decades to come? Or will we invest in innovative programs better adapted to a world with too much carbon?
