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Oregon climate agencies like DEQ and ODOE might lose funding due to fallout from federal cuts. Will you join us in Salem for a rally to protect funding for #Oregon's climate? Feb. 5 | Noon to 2pm | Oregon Capitol. Wear black. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Victory! On Friday a federal district court ruled that the Trump administration could not withdraw billions in funding for state-level EV charging networks. The case brought by WA, CA and other states is a win for clean air and affordable driving convenience.org/Media/Daily/20…

One of President Trump’s first executive actions was to pull the USA out of the Paris accord . Noted writer Amitav Ghosh explains why the climate change issue is now a geopolitical one on the NDTV Dialogues @GhoshAmitav youtu.be/JzX0V3HEJGM?fe…

We've been cross-posting there for months... now we're making the move. Find us on BlueSky @ climatesolutions.org.

Today, Oregon's Dept. of Environmental Quality voted unanimously to restore the Climate Protection Program, laying a critical foundation for a healthier, sustainable future. A major win for Oregon communities and our climate!

LET'S GET TOGETHER in Portland on Dec 5! Climate Solutions is hosting a reception to talk about accelerating the clean energy transition in the Northwest. climatesolutions.org/events/climate…

The industry backers of I-2066 say that the initiative's passages makes WA's updated, energy-efficient building codes unenforceable. Regulators aren't sure about that—and don't seem to be in a hurry to rush to judgment washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/15/sta…

ExxonMobil urges Trump to stay in the Paris climate accord -- while meanwhile the main oil industry trade group asks him to gut every major climate regulation. insideclimatenews.org/news/13112024/…

Meanwhile, the number of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP29, this year's global climate conference, may outnumber the delegations of almost every country. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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We're hosting a reception in Portland on December 5th (spots still available; give.climatesolutions.org/PdxReception20…) to connect with our supporters and chart a path forward for #climateaction in the new year. We couldn't do this work without support from our sponsors: 💚

Pacific Northwest voters want to keep pushing towards justice and a healthy future, to do more to protect our residents, and to lead on climate and clean air. That's what we are going to do. climatesolutions.org/article/2024-1…

Exxon's CEO warned that rollbacks to U.S. climate policy will make the future "that much more challenging.” “I don’t think the challenge or the need to address global emissions is going to go away,” he told us. politico.com/news/2024/11/1…

"All told, climate progress has been unfolding on so many fronts for so many years — often without enough support from the federal government — that it will persist regardless of who occupies the White House" grist.org/economics/hell…

Trump has already established an EPA transition team led by two former fossil fuel lobbyists with “years of experience in dismantling environmental protections” I interviewed activists about where we go from here: heated.world/p/trumps-envir…

Washington state is positioned to act as a beacon of climate policy, not just in the United States but around the world, said Jay Inslee, on his way to his final COP summit as Governor seattletimes.com/seattle-news/c…

During his first term, Donald Trump tried to roll back more than 100 environmental regulations. Just how bad a second term will be for climate policy remains to be seen, “but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak,” @ElizKolbert writes. nyer.cm/sjPh6W7

New revelations link LA’s smog crisis to the birth of Big Oil’s climate cover-up. #WSPAKnew, yet buried the truth about CO2 emissions. Now, California has a chance to hold them accountable in court. #MakePollutersPay #BigOilCoverUp theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

With the US about to step back—waaay back—from global climate leadership, the UK attempting to step up, and host nation Azerbaijan insisting that "the people need" fossil fuels, COP29 launches with discordant notes and an uncertain outlook theguardian.com/environment/20…