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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Clean Trucks Are Here and Ready to Go
by Victoria Paykar and Leah Missik on
Right now, both Washington and Oregon are taking important steps to clean up bigger trucks and vehicles. Read on to learn more about these potential…
Climate Leaders Live: Deep dive on 100% Clean Electricity in PNW
by Kimberly Larson on
A remarkable thing happened for the climate this summer. Let's dive into the details together.
What Oregon Advocates Need to Know About DEQ's Proposed Clean Trucks Rules
by Jonathan Lee on
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
by Jonathan Lee on
Increasingly, the Pacific Northwest sees the impacts of climate change in real time.
Rein in the biggest polluters, avert climate chaos
by Jonathan Lee on
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
by Stephanie Noren on
A federal "down payment" on climate (?), green hydrogen, and a note on this summer's extreme heat
So… What just happened in Salem?
by Jonathan Lee on
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
by Victoria Paykar on
Oregon passed two clean transportation bills so far this year, but our work isn’t over.
Days of slow burning
by Jonathan Lawson on
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
by Meredith Connolly on
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
by Meredith Connolly on
23 days. That’s how much time is left in the legislative session in Salem.
Waking up from the fever dream
by Stephanie Noren on
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
by Jonathan Lee on
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!
by Victoria Paykar on
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.
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