Gov Newsom Announces All New Cars Will Be Electric by 2035
Governor Newsom of California issued the first of a potential series of actions to fight climate change, starting first with a massive venture to ensure all Cal...
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Keep Calm and Tighten the Cap
The results of California’s latest cap-and-trade auction were announced today, yielding what on first impression looks like a stunning result—just $25M for the...
Oregon Gov. Brown Issues Sweeping Climate Executive Order
The Executive Order rises to the level of the climate crisis in both its scope and ambition. It will slash carbon pollution from Oregon’s major emitting secto...
Oregon Poised (Again) to Cap Carbon Pollution
But Senate Proposal Needs Key Improvements to Merit Passage in Upcoming Legislative Session Last year, Oregon legislators were on the cusp of passing a...
California Enacts Major Utility Wildfire Reforms
The California Legislature overwhelmingly approved a sweeping measure that responds to the catastrophic wildfires over the past two years that took 139 lives, r...
Oregon Legislators Walk Out on Climate
Effort to become second U.S. state to cap climate pollution statewide in limbo after walkout by Senate Republicans...