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Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions for Oregon, Washington and British Columbia

Climate-warming pollution is rising in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Action in 2022 can get the region on track for 2030.

Rail advocates argue new lines will grow the economy, shrink mobility inequalities and help decarbonize the region.

Acting on international calls to freeze fossil fuel infrastructure, citizen activists working with environmental justice groups and Indigenous nations are pushing local governments to rewrite the rules for building everything from airports and gas stations to industrial zones.

Programs across Cascadia to retrofit existing buildings for energy efficiency make a difference, but the results are probably too small and too slow.

Replacing greenhouse gas-producing fossil fuels with electricity from solar, wind or other emission-free sources is increasingly seen as the surest path to a clean energy future. But even a green city like Bellingham, Washington has learned it’s not easy to cap demand for fossil fuel.

Proponents of a heftier, coordinated grid assess its importance – — and barriers to their visions.

Cascadia needs cleaner fuels to start decarbonizing heavy vehicles and industry. That means pushing biofuels to the max, and more.

This year, climate legislation remains a tense topic of debate in Pacific Northwest politics. Why has a carbon pricing program worked in British Columbia but not in Oregon?

Plugging in more stuff can slash Cascadia’s climate-warming emissions at modest cost. But that means moving much faster.