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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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Our communities deserve a climate future, tell lawmakers to act now

By: Claire Prihoda on

Oregon’s legislative session is almost over, and lawmakers have only passed one of nine critical bills in the Energy Affordability and Resilience Package. The rest are still sitting on the table, and we need your help to move them forward.

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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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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.

Join in to stop dirty diesel

Oregon’s clean air can’t be compromised - Write to the Dept of Environmental Quality today!

By: Brett Morgan on

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is updating the ACT and HDO rules to maintain alignment with California and ensure they stay strong. However, big oil and truck manufacturer forces are trying to use this process to gut the rules. This is where you come in. Regulators must hear from you— Oregonians who require clean air, a stable climate, and a thriving economy built around clean technology. 🤳🏼What can you do? 📧 Email and Write-In your comment through 5/7/25

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Tell Lawmakers: Support progress intoward a clean grid in 2025!

By: Nora Apter on

The 2025 transmission package is moving through the Oregon Legislature—and two critical bills are coming up for key votes TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 8. By helping expand and modernize Oregon’s transmission capacity, these policies will help meet growing energy demands, increase resilience to severe weather events like wildfires, and deliver the benefits of new wind, solar, and other renewable resources to Oregon families and businesses.

Why

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.

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It's time to GETs going... on transmission!

By: Nora Apter on

The transition to clean electricity and the surge in demand for electricity, require that electric utilities build more renewable energy projects and expand the transmission grid to deliver that new electricity to customers, that's where Grid Enhancement Technologies (GETs) come in!

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The fire next time

By: Juan M. Muñoz Jiménez on

LA County wildfires and the future of insurance, Junk fees can be employed by utilities for higher energy bills, and The fire this time: Climate leadership under Trump 2.0

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Shocking! Separating electric transportation myths and realities

By: Brett Morgan on

We're featuring some transportation climate myths that keep coming back, from the media to the holiday dinner table. How many of these have you heard? Let’s debunk them together!

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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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Join in to stop dirty diesel

Oregon’s clean air can’t be compromised - Write to the Dept of Environmental Quality today!

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is updating the ACT and HDO rules to maintain alignment with California and ensure they stay strong. However, big oil and truck manufacturer forces are trying to use this process to gut the rules. This is where you come in. Regulators must hear from you— Oregonians who require clean air, a stable climate, and a thriving economy built around clean technology. 🤳🏼What can you do? 📧 Email and Write-In your comment through 5/7/25
Read More

image of powerlines

Tell Lawmakers: Support progress intoward a clean grid in 2025!

Submitted by Nora Apter on

The 2025 transmission package is moving through the Oregon Legislature—and two critical bills are coming up for key votes TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 8. By helping expand and modernize Oregon’s transmission capacity, these policies will help meet growing energy demands, increase resilience to severe weather events like wildfires, and deliver the benefits of new wind, solar, and other renewable resources to Oregon families and businesses.
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

powerlines at sunrise

It's time to GETs going... on transmission!

Submitted by Nora Apter on

The transition to clean electricity and the surge in demand for electricity, require that electric utilities build more renewable energy projects and expand the transmission grid to deliver that new electricity to customers, that's where Grid Enhancement Technologies (GETs) come in!
Read More

image of LA suburb damaged by wildfire

The fire next time

LA County wildfires and the future of insurance, Junk fees can be employed by utilities for higher energy bills, and The fire this time: Climate leadership under Trump 2.0
Read More