Fire and Ice: How Oregon’s past year makes clear we need 100% clean electricity
Climate Budget for 2024: Lowering Families’ Housing and Transportation Costs
A Climate Budget brings an equitable and rapid transition from fossil fuels to clean energy closer within reach while increasing the resilience of our communities. Funding to enable urgently needed home repairs and efficiency upgrades and to make new and used electric vehicles more affordable will lower the cost of living, improve health and resilience, and reduce climate pollution. Supporting needed investment in these popular programs was requested during the 2023 legislative session, and needed more than ever.
Affordable Energy Bills and Resilient Housing: $15M for Healthy Homes Program
Affordable Access to Clean Transportation: $20M for Charge Ahead EV rebates
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Last updated 2/6/2024
Read on for the latest updates on Climate Solutions' work in Oregon:
by Jonathan Lee on
Oregon's legislature just established an ambitious statewide timeline for adopting zero-emission cars, buses, and commercial vehicles.
by Jonathan Lee on
Oregon's legislature just established an ambitious statewide timeline for adopting zero-emission cars, buses, and commercial vehicles.
by Zach Baker on
Oregon’s 2019 legislative session will likely go down in history for what did not happen for the climate - and rightly so.
by Meredith Connolly on
Will Oregon be the state that ran away and hid from our climate responsibility, or will we reclaim our position of climate leadership?
by Climate Solutions on
After a record-length debate following record-high temperatures in Salem, the Oregon House of Representatives passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act,…
by Meredith Connolly on
Clean Energy Jobs is now in the home stretch. Contact your legislators today, and let's make history!
by Devon Downeysmith on
With a clean energy win accomplished in Washington, attention now turns to Oregon. Also: other states and cities show what climate leadership does…
by Zach Baker on
With just over two months left to pass bills that make climate progress this year, we’re working hard to get a wide range of climate strategies
by Meredith Connolly on
The Oregon legislature has the opportunity to take a critical step forward by banning fracking for oil or gas.
by Mara Gross on
Immigrant communities are on the front lines of climate change, and we stand with our partners in working to ensure all Oregonians are treated with…
by Zach Baker on
Oregon is getting closer to passing landmark climate legislation. Your help is needed to send the strongest possible bill to the floor for a vote.…
by Zach Baker on
Portlanders passed the initiative overwhelmingly, and we want to show City Council that the public is still excited and supports stewarding the…
by Zach Baker on
The biggest climate legislation in Oregon history is moving forward, and your help is needed to pass the bold action we need.
by Mara Gross on
The Oregon Legislature has released a draft of the Clean Energy Jobs bill. Climate Solutions is focused on passing a strong policy that reduces…
by Zach Baker on
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