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The Public Utilities Commission rejected all three plans, saying they were ‘unreasonably optimistic’ about future gas demand.
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A new analysis concludes that unless California almost triples its rate of cutting greenhouse gases, the state won’t meet its 2030 climate change target. Some emissions were rising.
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During the next year, the Department of Environmental Quality will work on a new program to limit climate emissions and help vulnerable communities.
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Oregonians who buy or lease a qualifying EV between April 3 and June 3 could get up to $7,500 back from the Department of Environmental Quality.
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Much of Oregon's 2024 short session was focused on housing regulations and drug criminalization, putting many of the state's lands and climate policies on the backburner.
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Cities that challenged Oregon's new climate policies in 2022 will have to follow rules around designing more walkable neighborhoods, beefing up electric vehicle infrastructure and more following a court decision issued Wednesday.
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The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.
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Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast.
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People say they move to Los Angeles for the weather. As climate change makes extreme weather events like wildfire and flooding more common, some people wonder if they should stay or go.
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The funds would help California ports expand to handle giant wind turbines and other equipment. California’s first offshore wind farms are on a fast track off Humboldt County and Morro Bay.
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Oregon’s nearly $94 billion public employee pension system could one day be carbon neutral, according to a new plan from the state Treasury. But getting there depends largely on whether corporation and private investment funds stick to their own commitments to do the same.
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Some automakers are reducing production of electric cars and Tesla sales have dropped. Can California sustain its record pace and meet the state mandate?
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The Oregon Climate Action Commission approved $10 million in investments with the goal to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. The broader goal is to incentivize practices that capture and store carbon in the state’s natural and working lands.
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As rooftop solar projects have plummeted, about 17,000 workers could lose their jobs. Will this derail the state’s climate and clean energy goals?