by Nora Apter on March 20, 2025

Every two years, Oregon’s top budget writers tour the state to hear from community members about which programs and services should be funded. With all the chaos and uncertainty being unleashed at the federal level, this couldn’t be a more critical moment for you to engage with legislators.

by Claire Prihoda on March 20, 2025

Action Alert for Oregon! Urge your legislator to support SB 1143 Thermal Energy Networks (TENs), a climate-friendly heating and cooling solution! This piece of legislation is key to decarbonizing our grid and utilizing existing infrastructure, a win-win technology.

by Climate Solutions on March 12, 2025

With volatility and unknowns for the future of climate investments at the federal level, Washington's Climate Commitment Act brings some needed stability for state climate programs.

by Stephanie Noren on March 10, 2025

Strong vote shows excitement to expand program working for Washington; HB 1409 strengthens existing Clean Fuels standard, now to Senate

by Meredith Connolly on February 28, 2025

Why???? I’m the mom of very curious little people who ask me “whyyyy” more often than I feel up to answering. These days, many things are even harder than usual to explain.

by Nora Apter on February 27, 2025

The Oregon Legislature will soon hold hearings on three key bills in the 2025 energy affordability package. Your voice is essential to moving these important policies forward.

by Climate Solutions on February 25, 2025

In 2024, Climate Solutions and our communities of action faced daunting challenges as we tallied what strengths we needed to defend climate progress in the Pacific Northwest. As we face even more severe challenges, our reflections on our work last year stand as a reminder that we can win when we come together.

by Nora Apter on February 24, 2025

The transition to clean electricity and the surge in demand for electricity, require that electric utilities build more renewable energy projects and expand the transmission grid to deliver that new electricity to customers, that's where Grid Enhancement Technologies (GETs) come in!

by Claire Prihoda on February 14, 2025

While many of us are still reeling from the sticker shock we received from our energy bills after last year’s extreme winter weather, a new round of rate increases is right around the corner. If you are anything like me, many of you are thinking about those bills as you debate whether to turn up the heat or bundle up.

by Gregg Small on February 7, 2025

With a new administration crippling our country’s commitment to clean energy, cleaner air, environmental justice, and climate leadership, climate advocates are asking: what is our role? what can we do? For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, the answer is: quite a lot.