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A real clean coast

by Jacqui Trillo on

The Pacific Northwest leads on clean trucks, holding greenwashers to account, energy storage innovations, and getting relief to flood victims.

The good, the bad, and the necessary next steps

by Jonathan Lee on

Harrowing floods in the PNW, a wrap-up of the COP26 conference, and some federal progress on climate.

VICTORY! Oregon accelerates toward clean truck leadership

by Victoria Paykar on

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.

Oregon is poised to become a clean truck leader

by Victoria Paykar on

On November 17th, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission will vote on whether to adopt Clean Truck Rules that have the tremendous opportunity to improve public health and clean up our transportation sector!

An open letter to Seattle's new mayor

by Deepa Sivarajan on

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

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

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.

TriMet is on the road to clean and climate-friendly public transportation

by Jonathan Lee on

Oregon’s largest public transit agency has committed to fueling its existing fleet of transit vehicles with renewable diesel, as part of its transition to a clean, non-polluting transit vehicle fleet.

Greenwashing Gas

by Deepa Sivarajan and Madeline Goodwin on

Gas 101: A new series covering the next big fight against fossil fuels. This edition we look at the range of tactics the gas industry is taking to hide the health and climate impacts of methane gas.

Still raging against the Manchin

by Stephanie Noren on

Federal climate inaction ahead of COP26, offshore wind gets a US start, and heavy duty EVs

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United states (and a province) flex for climate progress

Major media outlets show an uncertain committment to climate and clean energy journalism; while the US stalls out on climate progress, Washington, California and Quebec collaborate to reduce pollution