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What Oregon Advocates Need to Know About DEQ's Proposed Clean Trucks Rules

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Panelists will share why these two rulemakings are critical for their constituents, answer questions from the audience, and discuss next steps on how…

11th Annual CUB Policy Conference

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Increasingly, the Pacific Northwest sees the impacts of climate change in real time.

Rein in the biggest polluters, avert climate chaos

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Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality has been developing rules to hold our state's biggest polluters accountable for the first time, but we'…

100% clean despite the heat

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A federal "down payment" on climate (?), green hydrogen, and a note on this summer's extreme heat 

So… What just happened in Salem?

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Oregon’s 2021 legislative session has come to a close. We’ve made some major progress on statewide climate action, but before we dive into those…

Keeping the momentum going on clean transportation

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Oregon passed two clean transportation bills so far this year, but our work isn’t over.

Days of slow burning

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Last weekend's record-breaking heat dome has largely passed, but continues to wreak havoc with heat-related deaths, power outages and wildfires

WE DID IT: 100% clean energy for all Oregonians

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HUGE NEWS from Salem!! House Bill 2021, which commits Oregon to 100% clean, carbon-free energy by 2040, was just passed by the state legislature!

It's the 11th hour for climate action in Salem

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23 days. That’s how much time is left in the legislative session in Salem.   

Waking up from the fever dream

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Climate tailwinds in Oregon, Ford reigns EV, and Big Oil shakedown in this week's ClimateCast 

Washington State officially enters a new phase of climate action

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Washington State enters a new climate action phase, Oregon's EV incentives get a boost, and fossil fuels are declared incompatible with a healthy…

Help us get Oregon's latest push for EVs across the finish line!

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We need your help now to get these important bills across the finish line this session and get more EVs on our roads. But the work won’t stop there.

Imagine 100 percent Clean Energy for Oregon

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By committing to 100% clean energy, Oregon is investing in new job opportunities, economic recovery, healthier air, lower utility bills, and a safer…

We did it! 100% clean and fossil-free Multnomah county buildings

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Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution ensuring all new county-owned buildings—including libraries, courthouses,…

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