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

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

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 ...

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

You know those “your dollars at work” signs sometimes seen at construction sites along the road? Well, here’s an example of pollution dollars at work! Washington State has a law on the books requiring ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

The wildfire season in the Northwest is creating unprecedented challenges, with the intensity of climate change significantly contributing to ongoing fires, including the Bear Gulch fire on Washington ...