If passed, I-2117 will gut Washington state's transportation funding. Public transit will shrink, traffic will worsen, and highways will be neglected. www.youtube.com/watc...
Today is the deadline for comments on reinstating Oregon's Climate Protection Program; climate justice advocates are pushing hard to make sure state policymakers hear from communities impacted by air pollution. www.publicnewsservic...
A group of Oregon conservation advocates is asking the state's Department of Environmental Quality to restore the provisions of a 2021 Climate Protection Program that had been invalidated by the courts. The Oregon Just Transition Alliance wants the state to adopt a 2024 version of the plan that restores most of its goals and protections. Xitlali Torres, coordinator of the Air Quality and Climate Program for the group Verde, a member of the alliance, said they want to fix the objective of achieving equity for marginalized communities that have borne the burden of pollution. ...
This week in New York, Gov. Jay Inslee and other climate governors launched a national apprenticeship program—funded by the Inflation Reduction Act—to train young people for careers in clean energy and climate action. www.knkx.org/environ...
Gov. Jay Inslee is in New York City for Climate Week - his last time as a sitting governor. He helped announce the launch of a “Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative.”
Across the US, elected officials at every level dramatically underestimate their constituents' support for clean energy and climate protection www.cbsnews.com/poli...
Research shows most Americans think global warming will hurt future generations and that Congress should do more about it.
I-2117 and I-2066 are supervillain-level threats to Washington's future. That's why we're organizing to defeat them, and we need YOUR help! www.climatesolutions...
We are spreading the word across the state to make sure people vote NO on I-2117 to protect our air and water, forests and farmland, jobs, and transportation investments. And NO on I-2066 to protect energy efficiency programs and keep energy costs from rising.
The EPA is releasing a fourth round of funds in its Clean School Bus Rebate Program. The program has now awarded nearly $3 billion to fund approximately 8,700 school bus replacements, protecting schoolkids from tailpipe pollution in all 50 states. www.epa.gov/newsrele...
EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children’s Health
Take a look at these inspiring new clean energy projects are on the rise in Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Moses Lake! But a big infrastructure challenge remains: accessing the clean electricity needed. www.climatesolutions...
Inspiring new clean energy projects are on the rise in Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Moses Lake. But a big challenge remains: accessing the clean electricity needed.
I-2066 would be a major setback for environmental justice and a #justtransitionfrontandcentered.org...
I-2066 will undermine gains in the fight against climate change. Vote NO on Initiative 2066 to choose our health, safety, and well-being.
Complications for improving energy infrastructure are threatening to delay—or even derail—new clean energy projects including a major proposed solar project serving the Yakama nation www.propublica.org/a...
Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.
I-2066, on the WA ballot this fall, would set our state back on energy efficiency and affordable clean energy, Leah Missik explains what's at stake and why we need to vote @no_on_2066 www.kuow.org/stories...
