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Oregon’s 2025 Legislative Session: Climate Wins, Losses, and the Road Ahead
Oregon’s 2025 legislative session delivered mixed results for climate progress. Sound familiar? That’s because this is the second year in a row that Oregon lawmakers fell short of delivering the bold investments and climate action this moment demands. While we secured hard-fought wins and defended against serious threats that would unwind existing progress, this was far from a banner year for climate action in Oregon. Still, this session laid important groundwork, and we have a clear call to action for the road ahead.
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Oregon’s 2025 Legislative Session: Climate Wins, Losses, and the Road Ahead

By: Nora Apter on

Oregon’s 2025 legislative session delivered mixed results for climate progress. Sound familiar? That’s because this is the second year in a row that Oregon lawmakers fell short of delivering the bold investments and climate action this moment demands. While we secured hard-fought wins and defended against serious threats that would unwind existing progress, this was far from a banner year for climate action in Oregon. Still, this session laid important groundwork, and we have a clear call to action for the road ahead.

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

By: Brett Morgan on

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

By: Nora Apter on

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 energy and climate priorities, and how you can help keep the momentum going.

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We won't back down.

By: Gregg Small on

When the Trump administration attacks efforts to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy, the strongest response for targeted communities and organizations, the right response, is for us to keep pushing forward.

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

By: Claire Prihoda on

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 legislators in Salem and push for bold action on climate, energy-efficient housing, and energy justice.

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Why is Trump coming after Washington and Oregon? Because our efforts are working

By: Gregg Small on

President Trump's Executive Order opposing climate action is blatantly unconstitutional—a dangerous attempt to override the will of the people and undermine states' efforts to protect public health by leading on climate and environmental justice.

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

By: Nora Apter on

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 all the chaos and uncertainty being unleashed at the federal level, this couldn’t be a more critical moment for you to engage with legislators.

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

By: Claire Prihoda on

Action Alert for Oregon! Urge your legislator to support SB 1143 Thermal Energy Networks (TENs), a climate-friendly heating and cooling solution! This piece of legislation is key to decarbonizing our grid and utilizing existing infrastructure, a win-win technology.

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Exploring your "why"

By: Meredith Connolly on

Why???? I’m the mom of very curious little people who ask me “whyyyy” more often than I feel up to answering. These days, many things are even harder than usual to explain.

How we keep showing up to fight

By: Gregg Small on

With a new administration crippling our country’s commitment to clean energy, cleaner air, environmental justice, and climate leadership, climate advocates are asking: what is our role? what can we do? For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, the answer is: quite a lot.

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Oregon’s 2025 Legislative Session: Climate Wins, Losses, and the Road Ahead

Submitted by Nora Apter on

Oregon’s 2025 legislative session delivered mixed results for climate progress. Sound familiar? That’s because this is the second year in a row that Oregon lawmakers fell short of delivering the bold investments and climate action this moment demands. While we secured hard-fought wins and defended against serious threats that would unwind existing progress, this was far from a banner year for climate action in Oregon. Still, this session laid important groundwork, and we have a clear call to action for the road ahead.
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text that says good jobs zero emissions lets roll, with an image of an electric school bus

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.
Read More

Eagle flying

We won't back down.

Submitted by Gregg Small on

When the Trump administration attacks efforts to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy, the strongest response for targeted communities and organizations, the right response, is for us to keep pushing forward.
Read More

Why

Exploring your "why"

Why???? I’m the mom of very curious little people who ask me “whyyyy” more often than I feel up to answering. These days, many things are even harder than usual to explain.
Read More

How we keep showing up to fight

Submitted by Gregg Small on

With a new administration crippling our country’s commitment to clean energy, cleaner air, environmental justice, and climate leadership, climate advocates are asking: what is our role? what can we do? For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, the answer is: quite a lot.
Read More