- The good, the bad, and the necessary next steps
by Jonathan Lee on November 19, 2021
Harrowing floods After a summer where record-breaking heat waves made international headlines, low-lying towns and neighborhoods in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia suffered horrific losses from severe flooding from the “atmospheric river” of rain that dumped down this week.
- VICTORY! Oregon accelerates toward clean truck leadership
by Victoria Paykar on November 17, 2021
Earlier today, Oregon's Environmental Quality Commission voted to pass the Clean Truck Rules that will help us transition to zero emission trucks and reduce smog pollution from new diesel truck engines.
- An open letter to Seattle's new mayor
by Deepa Sivarajan on November 8, 2021
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.
- Not everything, definitely something
by Stephanie Noren on November 7, 2021
A summary of COP26 coverage, infrastructure headed to Biden’s desk, climate bright spots from the elections, and a new ABBA record
- Unprecedented times, unprecedented action needed
by Gregg Small on November 3, 2021
A lot of the focus today is what happened yesterday, Election Day. But at the end of last week, two surreal things happened at the same time in Washington, D.C.




