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The Clean Energy Transition Act gets a hearing at the Washington State Legislature on March 14. Let's fill the room and show our support!
by Kelly Hall on
This week the utility regulators of three western states committed to lead on climate again, signing an agreement to promote clean energy resources and infrastructure.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Oregon lawmakers weigh competing bills to price carbon pollution, China’s coal consumption falls for third straight year, Trump’s EPA budget calls for deep cuts, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by Kelly Hall on
Washington State's Utilities and Transportation Commission rarely makes headlines, but it plays a critical role in assessing the growing cost of investments in fossil fuels and its impact on consumers.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Solar prices down 20 percent in one year, new study questions blanket subsidies for biofuels, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips write down their tar sands reserves, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Oroville Dam survives critical week, US solar installations nearly double in 2016, Toshiba chairman resigns over $6 billion in nuclear construction losses, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by David Van't Hof on
The Oregon legislature is getting to work, and the state has a great opportunity to grow its clean energy economy.
by Seth Zuckerman on
Australia, Arctic, and Oklahoma bake in heat waves, Sioux tribes sue over pipeline construction, US wind capacity now exceeds hydropower, and more news of the week in climate and clean energy.
by KC Golden on
When it comes to a "conservative climate solution," can ideas appealing to "conservative values" move conservative policymakers? And can elite-driven planning result in truly equitable policy?
by Paul Che oke ten Wagner on
Seattle made history by divesting nearly $3 billion from a bank whose investments are profoundly out of alignment with our hopes for a just, clean-energy future. What other cities will follow?
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