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Coming soon: Carbon-free roadside assistance?

As the largest provider of roadside assistance services in the Evergreen State, AAA Washington responds to calls for all kinds of jams — and soon they’ll be responding…

Pledge to vote on NO on I-2117

Initiative 2117 is on the statewide Washington ballot this November. If voters pass it, it would repeal our state's landmark law to cut climate pollution and fund clean…

We won't be pushed backward: No on I-2117

If passed by Washington voters this fall, Initiative 2117 would repeal the Climate Commitment Act, and erase funding for myriad clean energy projects, environmental…

Mixed Results from Oregon's 2024 Legislative Session

Here’s a quick rundown of what happened — and what didn’t happen — to make further progress on climate during Oregon's 2024 legislative session.

Winning on climate in WA: the importance of perseverance

We notched some clean energy victories in Olympia this year, but there's more work yet to do. And nothing is over until it's over.

Support Oregon's transition from coal to clean
by Patrick O'Herron on March 23, 2015

The Coal to Clean Energy plan would transition Oregon completely off of coal by 2025. Let's make it happen - we can protect our health and climate, create local jobs and transition to clean, renewable energy!
A snowball rolling downhill
by Nora Weaver on March 20, 2015

The clean energy economy is coming, and the northwest is poised to lead it into being. Sometimes it seems like a struggle, sometimes it seems inevitable. Here's the story of one person working to grow our solar industry, and how it fits into a clean energy vision for the future.
Enough is enough! Stand with the Lummi against big coal
by Joëlle Robinson on March 19, 2015

Lummi Nation leaders have asked the Army Corps of Engineers to "act swiftly" to deny a coal export facility that threatens their treaty fishing rights. Will you stand with them?
SB 5735: This bad bill is no win for the climate
by Ben Serrurier on March 18, 2015

Climate and clean energy debates in Olympia this year are focused on two different proposals, but only one that addresses the climate problem. One, the Carbon Pollution Accountability Act, would be a win for our state's economy, public health and the climate. The other would roll back years of progress.
EV tax incentives: good for Washington's economy
by Marlyn Twitchell on March 17, 2015

As the Washington State Legislature struggles to balance its budget, tax exemptions are rightfully receiving scrutiny. But here’s one that pays for itself and thus should be a no-brainer: the electric vehicle tax sales exemption. Why? It's worth $68 million to the state’s economy over the next 16 years.