This work has never been more critical. The 2025 legislative session in Oregon presents a vital opportunity to secure needed investments and policies to achieve our climate goals, protect communities, cut costs for families, and grow Oregon’s economy.
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Oregon's Environmental Quality Commission chooses industry over communities to develop air pollution regulations
by Zach Baker on
The EQC has decided to stack the cap-and-reduce rulemaking advisory committee with fossil fuel and big business interests.
Here's your clean energy team for 2021
by Jonathan Lawson on
Biden's climate picks bring experience, grit and a focus on environmental justice. Plus: Who the gas industry is targeting now, and climate book…
Urge Multnomah County to build 100% clean energy-powered libraries
by Jonathan Lee on
Multnomah County voters recently approved $387 million in library construction bonds. Let's ensure this new building is 100% clean and fossil free.
Climate Leaders Live: What do the election results mean for climate action in Oregon?
by Jonathan Lee on
After you vote... join the Climate Solutions Oregon team for our take on general election results and what’s next for our statewide climate action…
Mayor Mark Gamba on Measure 26-218 and local climate action
by Jonathan Lee on
We recently interviewed Mark Gamba, Mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon, about the Let’s Get Moving 2020 ballot measure, the transportation improvements he’s…
Take the Climate Voter Pledge!
by Jonathan Lee on
One of the strongest ways to address the climate crisis head-on is with your vote.
For Fair and Honest Elections, vote YES on Measure 107
by Meredith Connolly on
Oregon’s lack of effective campaign finance limits allows corporations to buy massive influence while casting a dark shadow on state and local…
Better transit, safer streets, cleaner air for Portland: Vote YES on Measure 26-218
by Meredith Connolly and Victoria Paykar and Sara Wright on
Climate Solutions and Oregon Environmental Council proudly endorse Let’s Get Moving 2020. Don’t miss your chance to vote YES on Measure 26-218 at the…
Cap-and-reduce: Will DEQ step up to the plate?
by Zach Baker on
By no longer allowing industries to spew unlimited amounts of pollution into our air, DEQ's new cap-and-reduce policy can help transition Oregon to…
Support our fire-impacted neighbors in Southern Oregon
by Jonathan Lee on
Thousands of people in the Rogue Valley have been displaced by wildfires and hundreds of homes, businesses, and community spaces have been destroyed…
It doesn't have to feel like Life on Mars
by Gregg Small on
Our climate movement is more unified than ever, but we're reaching a critical point where we must change a lot of things all at once. Let's do this…
3 ways to cope with the smoke
by Jonathan Lee on
If you live west of the Cascades in the Pacific Northwest, you likely woke up yesterday to an awful late-summer surprise (if you weren't under…
Cap-and-reduce: What’s at stake as DEQ kicks off program design
by Zach Baker on
One major component of the Oregon Climate Action Plan is a directive for the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to set up a new program…
Clean Trucks for Justice
by Victoria Paykar on
Our state needs to prioritize cleaning up the delivery trucks, transit and school buses, big rigs, and other commercial vehicles that make up the…
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