On Friday, the Oregon Public Utility Commission denied PacifiCorp the ability to charge its customers for capital expenditures at its Jim Bridger coal plant, ruling that the utility failed to…
Today Gov. Jay Inslee announced a bold plan to address Washington state’s fastest-growing source of climate pollution: emissions from gas appliances in homes, schools and businesses.
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Today the Washington Utility and Transportation Commission unanimously approved utilities' request that they be able to roll many COVID-related expenses into the rates charged to Washington families…
Today a coalition of Seattle-area climate organizations sent a letter to King County Executive Dow Constantine, the County Council and the head of King County Metro, asking that the county stop…
Today Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced they will no longer pursue a plan to sell their stake in Colstrip Unit 4 and transmission capacity to Montana’s NorthWestern Energy and Talen Montana,…
Puget Sound Energy’s proposed sale of its ownership share of a Montana coal plant would likely increase climate pollution, raise monthly costs for PSE customers and handicap the utility’s ability to…
OLYMPIA - With thousands of low-income families at risk of having their electricity shut off and being driven into debt by utility bills, a coalition of consumer, environmental and social justice…
SEATTLE - Today the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to advance a plan to invest more than $20 million annually into Green New Deal programs, creating local clean energy jobs that will…
On Friday, Gov. Jay Inslee extended the moratorium on utilities shutting off essential services for non-payment through July 28. A copy of the Governor’s declaration is available HERE.
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Washington state’s moratorium on utility shutoffs is due to expire at the beginning of next week, leaving thousands of low-income Washington families at risk of losing access to water, electricity,…