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Will legislators ensure that Oregonians are safe from rapidly rising temperatures and skyrocketing utility prices?
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Oregon’s legislative session is almost over, and lawmakers have only passed one of nine critical bills in the Energy Affordability and Resilience Package. The rest are still sitting on the table, and we need your help to move them forward.
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Oregon lawmakers have taken action to improve public oversight of gas utilities’ hydrogen “pipe dreams.”
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The second allowance auction of 2025 raised over $321 million for Washington state climate and clean energy investments- and projects are rolling out all over the state.
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After months of collective advocacy and engagement—and just 20 days remaining in session—the Legislature released its long-awaited Transportation Reinvestment Package. Here’s the download on what’s in the bill (and what's not), and how you can help make sure that lawmakers deliver for climate in the final stretch.
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Everyday necessities shouldn’t come with everyday pollution. Yet the goods and resources we rely on are delivered by a freight system powered largely by diesel. This is bringing toxic emissions into our neighborhoods, schools, and lungs. Diesel pollution is not just an environmental issue, it’s a public health crisis, especially for children.
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Right now, Oregon legislators are drafting a sweeping transportation funding package. Without major course correction, it will fail to meet our state’s climate and equity goals. Transportation is our state’s largest source of climate pollution. Yet the current transportation proposal does not include any investment in clean vehicles or charging infrastructure.
by Joshua Basofin on
To achieve Oregon’s 100% clean energy goals reliably and affordably, we need to address our transmission bottleneck. Through innovative policy solutions, the 2025 Legislature can help meet the energy demands of our growing economy without compromising affordability.
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The U.S. Senate has voted to roll back California’s legal right to set standards for air pollution on our roads. It's yet another attack by this federal administration on states’ authority to protect people’s air and lungs from tailpipe pollution.
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Nonprofits sue Trump administration over illegal freeze of billions for EV charging. Plaintiffs include Climate Solutions, the Sierra Club, Earthjustice, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), the Southern Environmental Law Center and others.
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Last week’s dramatic election results herald a major shift in US politics, at the federal level and in many states and local communities. Climate and clean energy advocates now have the opportunity to follow through to deliver real results that better people’s lives.