Currently in Portland — March 14th 2022

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The wet weather we experienced this weekend will carry into what is shaping up to be a pretty wet week across the Pacific Northwest. After an expected lull in precipitation this evening and overnight, another large storm system will move onshore Monday. The rain will be persistent throughout the day with the heaviest rain falling late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Temperatures will also hold steady with mid-40s in the morning and upper 40s during the afternoon. Stay dry!

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a surge in gas prices around the world. The oil and gas industry is jumping on the opportunity to lie about the driving cause of the hike and advocate for more drilling and even fewer environmental regulations. 

This is a false narrative— the instability and greed of the fossil fuel industry are at the root of the skyrocketing prices, and more oil won’t change that. 

Mary Heglar, lays out a plea here in Hot Take, asking the Biden administration to stop playing into the fossil fuel industries narrative.