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Celebrating Success: Highlights from the EMPOWER Project Events in Gresham and Milwaukie
Events were held in Gresham and Milwaukie, where we engaged with members and partners to celebrate the completion of the EMPOWER project...
Jul 151 min read
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2024 Year in Review: Highlights from Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition
Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities: A Year of Growth and Achievement 2024 has been a landmark year for the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities...
Dec 23, 20242 min read
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Participate in the Annual Alternative Fuels Survey!
The Columbia-Willamette and Western Washington Clean Cities Coalitions are preparing for our Annual Alternative Fuels Survey. This survey...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Test Drive Battle Motors: 12/4/24
You're Invited! The City of Vancouver, NAFA, and the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition invite you to a four-hour event at the...
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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EMPOWER Workplace Charging Recognition Session at the Green Transportation Summit and Expo
At the Green Transportation Summit and Expo, Michael Laughlin, representing the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities and Communities...
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Highlight of CWCC and WWCC Featured Education Content at the Upcoming Green Transportation Summit and Expo
CWCC and WWCC Sessions at the Green Transportation Summit and Expo The Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition (CWCC) and Western...
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Clean Cities Secure Grant for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Expansion in Washington State
Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities (CWCC) and Western Washington Clean Cities (WWCC), in collaboration with Love’s Travel Stops & Country...
Apr 5, 20241 min read
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2023 At Columbia Willamette Clean Cities
Click the links to learn more about the work we were involved in throughout the last year: Columbia Willamette Clean Cities Corner 🔗...
Feb 23, 20241 min read
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EMPOWER: Driving EV-Friendly Workplaces ForwardÂ
Transportation across the country is electrifying and more and more drivers are looking for places to charge their vehicles. Adding...
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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C2C: Transforming Electric Vehicle Infrastructure through Peer Learning
From June to December 2023, Whatcom County and The City of Olympia engaged in a peer learning cohort called Planning and Funding for...
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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4 CWCC Members Win in 2023 Diesel Emissions Mitigation Grants!
We're thrilled to share some exciting news - four of our members have successfully secured grants for transformative projects. These...
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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U.S. Department of Energy Recognizes Oregon Leader for Furthering Alternative Fuels & Transportation
With over a decade in the role of Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities executive director under his belt, Brian Trice has invaluable...
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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Unveiling the Future: First All-Electric Freightliner eCascadia Hits Portland
Portland, Oregon, July 30, 2023 - In Portland, Oregon, the first all-electric Freightliner eCascadia hit the streets. TITAN Freight...
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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King County Fleet Services Ride and Drive
WWCC is honored to have been a part of King County, WA ‘s Fleet services’ Energy Subcommittee Ride and Drive event. With over 15...
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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Jul 6, 20230 min read
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Drive Clean Rural USA
The Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities and project lead Transportation Energy Partners (TEP) are implementing a new U.S. Department of...
May 20, 20231 min read
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EVWatts: The Electric Vehicle Wide-Scale Analysis for Tomorrow’s Transportation Solutions
The EV WATTS project was a nationwide electric vehicle data collection initiative aimed at creating the first national-scale set of...
Nov 21, 20212 min read
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Southwest Electric Refrigerated Transport (SWERT)
The Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities was awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) clean...
Nov 21, 20211 min read
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2021 - Cleaner Air Columbia Project
In August of 2021, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced its intent to fully fund the repower of three tugboats...
Nov 21, 20211 min read
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WestSmartEV@Scale
The WestSmartEV@Scale project was a U.S. Department of Energy-funded, multi-state project that aimed to create an enduring regional...
Nov 20, 20211 min read
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