A summer of extreme extremes
By: Vlad Gutman-Britten on
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.
By: Climate Solutions on
The Washington House has passed the Climate Commitment Act, which would establish a firm statewide cap on global warming pollution, making WA the second state to do so. The Senate now has the weekend to concur with the House version before the Governor can sign the bill into law.
By: Gregg Small on
It may sound like hyperbole, but the next six to nine months may be among the most consequential yet in the multi-decade global effort to address climate change.
By: Jonathan Lee on
Just over a year ago, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order 20-04, now cal
By: Leah Missik on
Right now, Washington is a lonely outlier on the West coast: the only state that is not benefiting from a Clean Fuel Standard.
By: Vlad Gutman-Britten on
Naysayers will claim that this is not the time for climate action in Washington, not with COVID, racial injustice, and economic recovery on the agenda. But we don’t need to choose between our major priorities: we can achieve climate progress, recover from COVID impacts, and fight systemic racism all at the same time.
By: Jonathan Lee on
Climate Solutions’ 350 Club members are an integral part of our organization and your help is needed to propel the transition to our clean energy future.
By: Deepa Sivarajan on
So far our blog series on clean, all-electric buildings has shown how we can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and improve our health and safety, but what about the economic impacts?
By: Gregg Small on
Is there room for climate action in the coming year, given all our other challenges? You bet there is. (We're also looking back—read our Climate Action Report 2020!)
By: Jonathan Lawson on
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