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One Year Later: Portland and Multnomah Co.'s 100% Clean Energy Resolutions

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From accelerating the transition of Oregon’s most populous city and county to clean energy, to inspiring other jurisdictions to pass their…

What’s new in Oregon: Pricing pollution, electrifying transit, and more

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Spring is in the air, and climate action is on the move in Oregon. 

Tell TriMet: Time to expand and electrify transit

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If you live in the greater Portland area, your voice is needed to tell TriMet that you support frequent, affordable, zero emission transit…

Buses drive into the future with electric fleets

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The transportation sector's immense contribution to global warming makes it a very important place to reduce emissions. That and more new climate and…

2018 Oregon Legislative Roundup

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While the Oregon legislature didn’t pass the Clean Energy Jobs bill this year, we are incredibly well-positioned to pass the policy to reduce climate…

Rural Oregon transit agency drives toward electric buses

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A southern Oregon transit leader shares what it takes to for his rural community to make the switch to electric buses. 

Coal phaseout continues; states on fire for climate action

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US support increases for phasing out coal; some utilities show a greater taste for renewables, and more in this week's ClimateCast.

Oregon Is One Step Closer To Passing Historic Climate Legislation

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Press Release: Oregon's Clean Energy Jobs Bill passed out of House and Senate committees

One step closer to limiting climate pollution in Oregon

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On Oregon's birthday, State House and Senate Committees both advance the Clean Energy Jobs bill. 

Climate action in Oregon, and clean energy everywhere

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In this week's ClimateCast: An Oregon bill seeks to account for the true cost of climate pollution. Clean energy deployments are on the rise--but so…

Reducing Pollution, Investing in Solutions

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Clean energy, cost saving, job creating investments from the ten states that have already put a price on climate pollution

Time to make climate history in Oregon

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With the Clean Energy Jobs bill, we have a huge opportunity for Oregon to take a bold step in the fight against climate change. 

All Aboard! Accelerating TriMet’s transition to electric buses

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It’s time for Oregon’s largest transit agency to stop buying new diesel buses and make the switch to electric. 

States step up to fight climate challenges

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Global temperatures aren't the only thing heating up--states and cities are showing an appetite this year for strong climate policy. We've got the…

Oregon legislators release Clean Energy Jobs bill

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This February, the Oregon legislature has the chance for a major climate win by passing the Clean Energy Jobs bill, which puts a limit and price…

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3 ways to cope with the smoke

If you live west of the Cascades in the Pacific Northwest, you likely woke up yesterday to an awful late-summer surprise (if you weren't under wildfire threat already): a blanket of unhealthy wildfire smoke.
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Clean Trucks for Justice

Our state needs to prioritize cleaning up the delivery trucks, transit and school buses, big rigs, and other commercial vehicles that make up the medium and heavy duty transportation sector.
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