Climate hope in the Northwest
Presidential announcements and legislative progress kept climate action in the headlines in the Northwest recently. Here's the latest on climate and clean energy in the region and beyond.
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States unfreeze climate action
With federal action stagnated (or in reverse), governors and state legislators are finding opportunities to advance climate action.
NOT shut down: Northwest states' climate momentum
As the federal government shutdown grinds on, Washington and Oregon voters look to their legislatures for action on climate.
Americans want progress on clean energy
Multiple polls confirm US enthusiasm for clean electricity. Also, cleaner cars are coming soon to a highway near you. That and more in 2019's first ClimateCast
Climate agreements await climate action
Three years into the Paris agreement, climate advocates are still pushing hard for progress.
Maneuvering for climate action: state, national and international
Responses to the latest National Climate Assessment; prioritizing climate in Oregon 2019, and more recent news on clean energy
Midterm results: new energy for clean energy
As record-breaking wildfires menace California, election outcomes across the US hold promise for clean energy momentum.
On clean energy, Portland takes the initiative
The 2018 election brought solutions to climate change front and center in the Northwest and around the country.
Ballots are out; clean energy in the balance
As ballots drop for Election 2018, voters in Washington and Oregon consider clean energy ballot measures.
Clean power is possible - but there's no time to lose
New research provides a roadmap for clean power in the Northwest; but a new IPCC report shows there is no time to waste.
Who wants clean energy? Most people
In this week's ClimateCast: next steps for climate action, on the west coast and worldwide
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