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.

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.

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

Just a year ago, fossil fuel companies complained they felt unwelcome at COP27; at this year’s COP28 international climate conference, OPEC has its own pavilion.

Climate Solutions has this guiding principle: there is an identified need for offshore wind in Oregon to achieve our 100% clean energy goals, and it must happen through a robust, transparent, inclusive, and equitable process. 

Our clean energy future is within reach. But there's serious work ahead, and we cannot do it alone. Are you with us?

How a small business is overcoming bumps on the road to all-electric buses.

PRESS RELEASE: Department of Ecology Announces Plans to Join California and Québec carbon markets

A controversial pipeline expansion gets approved over a multitude of objections. What climate change will mean for food production and equity. And a major public investment in hydrogen energy.

In this week's issue of Climate Cast: autoworker strike underscores the need for a just transition, the new faces of climate denial, and California enters the climate lawsuit fray.