Many of us don't think about forest fires during the cold weather months, but an important few definitely have: wildland ...

James Ellis, born and raised in Tacoma, WA, is a Wildland Fire Fighter. Incarcerated for the last 18 years, James has been ...

What do a sprint, a time warp, a whirlwind, and a pressure cooker have in common? They are all frequently used metaphors for ...

The Oregon Legislature passed a slate of bills in the 2025 session that, taken together, will have a transformative impact on our grid. Legislation is a crucial step in creating change, but to ensure ...

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, ...

Today a King County Superior Court judge ruled that Initiative 2066 violates the Washington state constitution. Lawyers for a plaintiff group of public interest advocates and local governments argued ...

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 ...

Meaningful climate progress can take a lot of work—but it’s so very important. Case in point: setting up Oregon’s Climate Protection Program took years of advocacy, planning, and community ...

You can see and smell when a big diesel truck passes you by on the highway or in your neighborhood. It doesn’t have to be this way. More and more zero-emission, clean, and quiet trucks are hitting the ...

What a historic year 2023 has been for climate action in Washington! The transformational Climate Commitment Act went into effect in January, creating the nation's second economy-wide program to cap ...

After a tough year for climate progress and unprecedented federal retreat from climate, clean energy, and environmental justice protections, state leadership has never mattered more. Oregonians are ...