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🚨 Breaking: Oregon Delays Clean Air Progress—Tell Legislators to Act Now

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JUST IN: As of yesterday, the Oregon leaders decided on a major setback to clean air and climate progress. They announced a two-year delay to the…

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Oregon backslides on clean air, public health protections amid big oil and truck lobbying and federal rollbacks

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Salem, OR – In a major setback to clean air and climate progress, Oregon leaders today announced a two-year delay to the state’s Advanced Clean…

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Tell Oregon lawmakers: We need a strong Climate Justice Budget in 2025!

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Federal climate rollbacks threaten our progress — and Oregon families can’t wait for clean energy, affordable heating and cooling, and climate…

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Stop utility companies from charging YOU for their lobbyists and lawyers

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The Oregon State Senate will hold a floor vote on SB 88 - Get the Junk Out Rates to protect your families and your budget by holding large utility…

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Midpoint Momentum: A Climate Progress Update from Oregon's 2025 Legislative Session

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We’re officially over halfway through Oregon’s 2025 legislative session. Here’s the inside scoop on dynamics at the Capitol, the status of key clean…

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Join the Building Resilience Lobby Day! Speak Up for Climate & Community Justice

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Join Climate Solutions and our partners for the Building Resilience Lobby Day at the State Capitol on Wednesday, May 7. Together, we’ll talk to…

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Oregon’s clean air can’t be compromised - Write to the Dept of Environmental Quality today!

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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is updating the ACT and HDO rules to maintain alignment with California and ensure they stay…

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Speak Up for Clean Air in Oregon!

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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is updating the ACT and HDO rules to maintain alignment with California and ensure they stay…

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Tell Lawmakers: Support progress intoward a clean grid in 2025!

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The 2025 transmission package is moving through the Oregon Legislature—and two critical bills are coming up for key votes TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 8…

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Gasp! Delaying clean trucks harms Oregon's clean air

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Oregon shouldn't roll back clean air protections and delay clean trucks.

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Show up in person to urge legislators to invest in climate and affordability

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Every two years, Oregon’s top budget writers tour the state to hear from community members about which programs and services should be funded. With…

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Thermal Energy Networks: a win-win technology for the climate & clean energy jobs

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Action Alert for Oregon! Urge your legislator to support SB 1143 Thermal Energy Networks (TENs), a climate-friendly heating and cooling solution!…

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Protect Oregonians from rising energy bills

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The Oregon Legislature will soon hold hearings on three key bills in the 2025 energy affordability package. Your voice is essential to moving these…

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It's time to GETs going... on transmission!

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The transition to clean electricity and the surge in demand for electricity, require that electric utilities build more renewable energy projects and…

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New Year, New Rates

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While many of us are still reeling from the sticker shock we received from our energy bills after last year’s extreme winter weather, a new round of…

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When OR lawmakers dream about transportation, what do they see?

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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Clean Air Shouldn’t Be Optional: Climate Investments should be in the Oregon Transportation Package

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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Calling In: Tell Oregon lawmakers to invest in our transportation future TODAY!

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.
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🚨 Breaking: Oregon Delays Clean Air Progress—Tell Legislators to Act Now

JUST IN: As of yesterday, the Oregon leaders decided on a major setback to clean air and climate progress. They announced a two-year delay to the state’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule.
This delay comes after relentless lobbying by Big Oil and national truck manufacturers—and it's our communities who will bear the consequences: more diesel pollution, more asthma, more climate harm.

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Oregon backslides on clean air, public health protections amid big oil and truck lobbying and federal rollbacks

Salem, OR – In a major setback to clean air and climate progress, Oregon leaders today announced a two-year delay to the state’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule—bowing to pressure from fossil fuel interests and truck manufacturers as part of a nationally orchestrated multi-state campaign to derail the transition to cleaner electric vehicles. This delay strips the ACT rule of its regulatory teeth for two more years, rewards industry laggards, and directly undermines Oregon’s climate commitments, public health protections, and economic leadership.

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Tell Oregon lawmakers: We need a strong Climate Justice Budget in 2025!

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Federal climate rollbacks threaten our progress — and Oregon families can’t wait for clean energy, affordable heating and cooling, and climate resilience. Lawmakers are finalizing the state budget for the next two years. Now is the time to speak up for a strong Climate Justice Budget that protects communities, lowers energy bills, and creates clean energy jobs across the state
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