by Climate Solutions on January 8, 2024

Climate Solutions' legislative priorities in Oregon for 2024

by Jonathan Lawson on January 8, 2024

Offshore wind is picking up across the country. Also: in the Northwest, climate progress is likely to face a challenge in Washington, and Oregon courts have delayed implementation of the Climate Protection Program.

by Climate Solutions on January 3, 2024

On June 11, Climate Solutions and the Royal Room are hosting a live recording of David Roberts' VOLTS podcast, with featured guest Gov. Jay Inslee.

by Meredith Connolly on December 22, 2023

An update on the Court of Appeals ruling that found Oregon’s cornerstone Climate Protection Program was invalid and a statement from the coalition of environmental justice, climate, and business organizations who intervened defensively in the case.

by Jonathan Lee on December 21, 2023

Kids deserve to breathe clean, unpolluted air. Plenty of ink has already been spilled about the harms of polluted air in homes and classrooms. However, students are still routinely exposed to dirty, polluted air from a source in virtually every school district’s driveway: the school bus.

by Jonathan Lee on December 15, 2023

We need a few excited volunteers to speak up during legislative session so that all school kids in WA get a healthy and safe ride to school.

by Altinay Karasapan on December 15, 2023

In its first year alone, Washington's cap-and-invest program has brought in a record $2.2 billion to invest in protections for climate, clean air, and clean water that will directly benefit communities across the state.

by Joëlle Robinson on December 13, 2023

On December 12th, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to pass a landmark climate policy to transition large multi-family and commercial buildings away from fossil fuels to clean electricity.

by Climate Solutions on December 13, 2023

Last week, the Department of Ecology held its final auction in the inaugural year of WA’s cap-and-invest program. Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) – only the second cap-and-invest program in the U.S. – has had no parallel in the potential for a climate policy to protect our air, water, and forests from pollution, address environmental harm to communities of color and Tribal Nations, and provide unprecedented funding to create more resilient communities across Washington.

by Climate Solutions on December 12, 2023

Reflecting on 25 years of creative advocacy and effective action on climate, and how our past victories prepare us for serious work ahead