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Defend and Restore Oregon's Climate Protection Program

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Late last year, powerful fossil fuel companies and their industry groups convinced an Oregon state court to invalidate the state's new Climate…

Mixed Results from Oregon's 2024 Legislative Session

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Here’s a quick rundown of what happened — and what didn’t happen — to make further progress on climate during Oregon's 2024 legislative session.

Urge Your Legislators to Invest in Healthy Homes

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The Oregon legislature kicked off another legislative session this week with a top focus on addressing the state’s housing challenges. Solving Oregon…

Oregon Legislates: Our Climate Priorities for 2024

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A Climate Budget brings an equitable and rapid transition from fossil fuels to clean energy closer within reach while increasing the resilience of…

Oregon Legislates: Our Climate Priorities For 2024

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Climate Solutions' legislative priorities in Oregon for 2024

Wind... and counter-wind

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Offshore wind is picking up across the country. Also: in the Northwest, climate progress is likely to face a challenge in Washington, and Oregon…

The fight is not over: Update on Oregon's Climate Protection Program

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An update on the Court of Appeals ruling that found Oregon’s cornerstone Climate Protection Program was invalid and a statement from the coalition of…

Kids breathe easier on electric school buses

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Kids deserve to breathe clean, unpolluted air. Plenty of ink has already been spilled about the harms of polluted air in …

Is Offshore Wind in Oregon’s Future?

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Climate Solutions has this guiding principle: there is an identified need for offshore wind in Oregon to achieve our 100% clean energy goals, …

Oregon, have your voice heard on the Climate Protection Program rule making

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I'm writing today with an important request: please tell the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality of what you think about the Climate…

Oregon’s Climate Wins in the 2023 Legislative Session

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We saw success despite a challenging legislative environment that included a minority of Senators leading the longest walkout in Oregon’s history.…

Boundaries of potential Oregon Wind Energy Areas published

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Oregon could benefit from new source of clean energy to reduce climate pollution and reduce fossil fuel dependency

Avista used customer money to fund anti-climate litigation in Oregon

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[PRESS RELEASE] Avista inappropriately billed customers for anti-climate litigation spending, and is proposing to increase bills for continued…

Will Oregon act on climate or squander our chance?

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The longest GOP walkout in state history has finally come to an end. It has been an egregious situation where a bloc of Republican Senators used non-…

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Tell Lawmakers: Regulate Dangerous Hydrogen/Gas Blending Project in Oregon!

We just found out that NW Natural, the state’s largest methane gas utility, has begun blending hydrogen into the gas system and delivering it to Oregonians’ homes and businesses without any public outreach or oversight. Burning hydrogen with methane in buildings increases exposure to health harms and increases safety risks while offering negligible emissions reductions.
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We are hiring an Oregon director

The Oregon Director will help drive our work to pass, implement, and defend cutting-edge policies at the state, local, regulatory, and utility levels, working in partnership with Climate Solutions staff and a broad set of community partners.
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Keeping cool with electric heat pumps

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Amidst another extreme and record-breaking heat wave, affordable and energy-efficient cooling is essential for everyone. Electric heat pumps can make that happen.
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