Explore Oregon's 2026 legislative wins and the lessons learned from the climate policies that fell short. It highlights the missed opportunities for lower energy bills while looking ahead at the work ...

In Washington, funds that big polluters pay for their harmful climate pollution support clean energy solutions close to home.

For decades, out-of-state fossil fuel corporations have made devastating fires, extreme heat, and floods worse, yet Oregonians have paid the price for prevention and recovery. These polluters always ...

Lawmakers are preparing to take climate funds for unrelated expenses, which would break trust with a majority of voters, who ...

In a truly reckless move today, the Trump administration has acted to eliminate the federal government’s ability to fight climate change altogether. By repealing the scientific finding that greenhouse ...

Northwest policymakers are responding to the ongoing increase of energy-hungry data centers in the region. Oregon legislators took the lead last year with the POWER Act, requiring data centers and ...

Oregon’s energy needs are rapidly evolving. Electricity demand is surging primarily due to the rapid expansion of energy-intensive data centers, alongside the broader electrification of homes, ...

For a long time, the Northwest’s electrical grid was relatively easy to manage. Demand was flat, planning advanced at a steady pace, and utilities reliably kept the lights on at a reasonable cost. We ...

We all have growing concerns about the rising energy demand from data centers. In fact, data centers are the largest source of expected new electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, with the ...

It’s that time again… Washington’s 2026 legislative session starts today. For the next (very short) ten weeks, we’re aiming to continue progress on climate change, accelerate clean energy progress, ...