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Gasp! Delaying clean trucks harms Oregon's clean air

You can see it and smell it when a big truck passes you on the highway or in our neighborhood—diesel truck pollution is a daily reality for Oregonians. Here in Oregon, 19 of 36 counties have diesel pollution high enough to increase your lifetime risk for cancer. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Clean, quiet, zero-emission trucks are hitting the road, protecting our health and our climate.

Unfortunately, fossil fuel interests and some truck manufacturers are trying to derail that progress right as electric trucks are getting into gear. The Oregon Legislature is currently considering a bill (HB 3119) that would roll back Oregon’s clean truck standards, allowing more pollution in our communities. We need your help to stop it.

Contact your lawmakers today.

Send a message to your legislators now urging them to:

✅ Uphold Oregon’s Clean Trucks Rule—Don’t let manufacturers off the hook for cleaning up toxic diesel pollution in our communities.
✅ Reject HB 3119—Stop the proposed rollback that would delay critical air quality and climate protections for years in Oregon.
✅ Fund Clean Truck Incentives—Support investments that help Oregon businesses and fleets transition to clean, zero-emission trucks and build charging infrastructure.

Please email your legislators now.

With dangerous federal attacks on climate and clean air protections underway, Oregon must stand firm in defending policies that clean up our transportation system. Legislators are hearing from industry voices that want to further delay progress— they need to hear from you, too!

Make your voice heard today: Tell legislators to protect Oregon’s clean trucks rule and invest in a healthier, more sustainable transportation system.

Thank you for taking action!

Author Bio

Brett Morgan
Brett Morgan

Oregon Transportation Policy Director, Climate Solutions

Brett is our Transportation Policy Director in Oregon. He collaborates with state and local governments, advocacy groups, and private sector partners to align funding, policy, and planning in transportation to enact strong climate action through electrification, expanding multimodal options, and land use in transportation.

Before joining Climate Solutions, Brett worked at 1000 Friends of Oregon, where he focused on protecting and enhancing Oregon’s unique land use system by collaborating with governments and grassroots organizations to protect farms and forestlands in Oregon through advocacy and lobbying on transportation issues. Before this, Brett worked as a Legislative Aide to Representative Susan McLain (HD29), and as a campaign manager on state legislative races. Brett will graduate in the spring of 2024 with a Master's in Public Policy from Portland State University with a graduate certificate in emergency management and community resilience. He also holds a BS with dual majors in Economics and Environmental Sciences. 

Brett's passion for the environment extends beyond his professional life. He finds joy in snowboarding and splitboarding and actively participates in citizen science through avalanche and glacial observations. He loves anything that lets him enjoy the beauty of the Pacific Northwest in the outdoors, including helping relatives with farming in the Willamette Valley.

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