Cleaner air, happy students, can't lose!
Washington’s students and schools will receive considerable benefits from the Climate Commitment Act, but Initiative 2117 threatens these critical investments.
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Cleaner air, happy students, can't lose!
Washington’s students and schools will receive considerable benefits from the Climate Commitment Act, but Initiative 2117 threatens these critical investments.
“The clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging”
What does Kamala Harris' candidacy mean for the future of American clean energy and climate action? Plus: checking in on the successes of the federal IRA and Washington State's Climate Commitment Act
$2.2 Billion later—the Climate Commitment Act's promise for Washington communities
In its first year alone, Washington's cap-and-invest program has brought in a record $2.2 billion to invest in protections for climate, clean air, and clean water that will directly benefit communities across the state.
Landmark climate leadership: WA invests in environmental justice
In this post, we’ll highlight some groundbreaking pieces unique to Washington’s law: environmental justice provisions that prioritize air pollution reductions in overburdened communities, ongoing oversight by an Environmental Justice Council, and significant investments in communities most impacted by poor air quality, economic barriers, and climate impacts.
What’s on in WA for climate action this year
The 2023 Washington Legislative session is underway. Here are the major climate and clean energy issues Climate Solutions is tracking this year.
Can you believe it? Believe it: climate progress
Washington State just made history with a suite of legislative actions to address global warming pollution, the long-term need to protect communities most impacted by pollution, and our transition to a clean energy economy.
Why cap-and-invest? One strategy for carbon reduction
Climate Solutions' approach to the Climate Commitment Act, Governor Inslee’s proposed cap-and-invest system, and other systems like it
Climate Emergency! Meet us in Salem
A majority of Oregonians support climate action, especially as our own communities experience impacts of the climate crisis—li
It's go-time for the Oregon Legislature to pass cap-and-invest
As we head into the 2020 session, we’re doing everything we can to ensure the Legislature passes a strong cap and invest policy. We’re also working on a number of other complementary bills to move the ball forward on climate – some of which are also unfinished business from last session.
YES: Oregon will lead on climate in 2020
Climate and clean energy advocates are determined to make 2020 a year of climate progress in Oregon. Here's how.
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