Successfully tackling our climate challenge will require a mix of policies that includes investment, emission standards, and more. One important question is: how do we account for the harms of carbon ...

Oregon’s energy needs are rapidly evolving. Electricity demand is surging primarily due to the rapid expansion of energy-intensive data centers, alongside the broader electrification of homes, ...

In the waning days of this year’s legislative session in Olympia, I was able to stand in the wings of the Senate in the Capitol building as lawmakers debated and passed the 100% Clean School Buses ...

In 2025, the Oregon Legislature must address urgent barriers to meeting our state's existing clean energy and climate goals while supporting community resilience and protecting people from growing ...

The wildfire season in the Northwest is creating unprecedented challenges, with the intensity of climate change significantly contributing to ongoing fires, including the Bear Gulch fire on Washington ...

What a historic year 2023 has been for climate action in Washington! The transformational Climate Commitment Act went into effect in January, creating the nation's second economy-wide program to cap ...

Climate scientists and health experts agree: carbon pollution is dangerous. Our governments at every level need to cut it faster to help slow the climate crisis. We all see the climate impacts ...

Meaningful climate progress can take a lot of work—but it’s so very important. Case in point: setting up Oregon’s Climate Protection Program took years of advocacy, planning, and community ...

Washington State’s ferries are an iconic part of life in the coastal Northwest. They’re also an indispensable part of the state’s transportation system and economy. The ferry system—the nation’s ...

After a tough year for climate progress and unprecedented federal retreat from climate, clean energy, and environmental justice protections, state leadership has never mattered more. Oregonians are ...

Something is up, and unfortunately, it may be a higher utility bill for Oregon gas customers. In a time when communities are already bracing for Congressional Republicans’ new energy tax hike, NW ...

Standing on the water’s edge, looking out across the Pacific Northwest, it is easy to be taken in by the views and the peaceful feeling. While at the ocean beach or while standing on the shoreline of ...