All posts by mara gross
Mara is an attorney and policy advocate with wide ranging experience on social and environmental policies, and a former Oregon Communications Manager with Climate Solutons. As a member of the communications team, she worked on messaging and media outreach to build momentum for ambitious climate leadership in Oregon.
For eight years prior to joining Climate Solutions, Mara was the Policy Director and then Executive Director at the Coalition for a Livable Future, a nonprofit focused on equitable planning in the Portland metro region. She previously served as the legislative aide to then-Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Brown (now governor of Oregon). Mara also worked on several electoral campaigns in Oregon and California, provided legal aid on employment and housing issues, and practiced law in the private sector. She has a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law and a B.A. in philosophy from Wellesley College.
Outside of work, Mara travels around town mostly by bike and explores Oregon’s beauty and Portland’s amazing neighborhoods with her partner and young daughter, who wants everyone to stop driving "smoke cars."
Everyone deserves equal access to roads
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 dignity and respect.
Initial take on Clean Energy Jobs bill release
The Oregon Legislature has released a draft of the Clean Energy Jobs bill. Climate Solutions is focused on passing a strong policy that reduces emissions quickly, holds polluters accountable, invests in clean energy projects across the state, and ensures a majority of investments benefit those most impacted by climate change.
A City’s Climate Action Plan: Interview with Milwaukie Mayor Gamba
The city is working to become entirely equitable, delightfully livable, and completely sustainable.
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Legal Victory Preserves Momentum on Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program
9th Circuit upholds lower court ruling, dismissing oil industry challenge to Oregon's low carbon fuel standard
Oregon Is One Step Closer To Passing Historic Climate Legislation
Press Release: Oregon's Clean Energy Jobs Bill passed out of House and Senate committees
Washington Legislature Advances Clean Fuels Standard and 100% Fossil Free Electricity
Key complementary climate policies advance as legislative session reaches halfway point.
Reducing Pollution, Investing in Solutions
Clean energy, cost saving, job creating investments from the ten states that have already put a price on climate pollution
Oregon legislators release Clean Energy Jobs bill
This February, the Oregon legislature has the chance for a major climate win by passing the Clean Energy Jobs bill, which puts a limit and price on climate pollution and reinvests the proceeds into our communities.
New Coalition Formed to Advance Zero Energy Buildings in Oregon
Oregon Governor Brown issued executive orders advancing energy efficiency and electric vehicles, and a new coalition announced its formation to accelerate the rapid adoption of zero energy buildings in Oregon.
Oregon Public Utility Commission rejects PGE's fracked gas proposal
(Salem, OR) – Today, the Oregon Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not acknowledge plans by Portland General E
