Cutting the high cost of urban shade
Urban heat islands are caused by too many buildings and not enough green space. Accordingly, a natural solution is to add greenery back into cities.
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Cutting the high cost of urban shade
Urban heat islands are caused by too many buildings and not enough green space. Accordingly, a natural solution is to add greenery back into cities.
Stormy weather: a planet in extremis
If extreme heat doesn’t freak you out about climate change, your brain may have melted Only a few years ago, it was quite rare to see news weather coverage linking extreme storms or
Oregon GOP Walkout Threatens Climate Progress AGAIN
By denying quorum for the state Senate to do business, Oregon's Senate Republicans have ground all progress in the Oregon legislature — and even the state budget — to a halt. The state’s climate agenda hangs in the balance among many other critical priorities.
Improving Oregon’s Homes and Buildings for our Climate and Communities
Oregonians deserve healthy, affordable, resilient buildings that run on clean energy.
Are we in a climate emergency? How is that not a dumb question?
After Manchin's latest reversal, real U.S. climate leadership remains a strong possibility. Also, it's hot
Recapping Oregon's 2022 Legislative Session
This session, the legislature provided historic levels of investments in clean energy solutions and electric vehicles, as well as significant progress for environmental and social justice in our state.
A summer of extreme extremes
100% clean electricity nationwide, scoring environmental justice, and a season of extremes
Rein in the biggest polluters, avert climate chaos
Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality has been developing rules to hold our state's biggest polluters accountable for the first time, but we're losing ground to industry lobbyists.
Protect Northwest farmworkers from extreme heat
Urge your members of Congress to back the federal heat safety bill.
100% clean despite the heat
A federal "down payment" on climate (?), green hydrogen, and a note on this summer's extreme heat
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