Seven ways to support COVID-19 frontline workers
Many workers most essential for our response to the COVID-19 crisis are in some of the most low-paid, exploited and undervalued professions. Here's how you can support frontline workers in WA and OR.
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Oregon reclaims leadership on climate action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: After partisan delay and denial tactics in the Oregon Legislature, Governor Kate Brown stepped up and fulfilled her long-standing promise to take strong executive action to address the climate crisis.
Oregon reclaims leadership on bold climate action
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has fulfilled her long-standing promise to take strong executive action to curb climate pollution. Learn more about what it does and why it matters.
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Oregon’s legislature fails again to deliver on climate action
Once again, a minority bloc of Republican lawmakers backed by big polluters – this time in both the Senate and the House – chose to break our democratic process by refusing to show up for work for weeks, many hiding out of state. This is not how democracy is supposed to work; Oregonians deserve better.
Delay is denial: Oregon's climate emergency needs us all
Our #1 priority remains comprehensive statewide climate action. The bill to make this happen, Senate Bill 1530, was just passed by the joint budget committees and is currently ready for a vote on the Senate floor. However, immediately after the budget vote this morning, eleven Senate Republicans fled the Capitol yet again to deny quorum for the Senate to conduct any business.
Climate Emergency! Meet us in Salem
A majority of Oregonians support climate action, especially as our own commu
It's go-time for the Oregon Legislature to pass cap-and-invest
As we head into the 2020 session, we’re doing everything we can to ensure the Legislature passes a strong cap and invest policy. We’re also working on a number of other complementary bills to move the ball forward on climate – some of which are also unfinished business from last session.
Oregon Climate Emergency Day of Action
This will be the biggest Salem Climate Action in 2020
Show our strength by standing together. Send a message to state legislators and Governor Brown to stand up to the powerful oil industry and pass real climate action. If you show up for one action on climate legislation in 2020, make it this one.
YES: Oregon will lead on climate in 2020
Climate and clean energy advocates are determined to make 2020 a year of climate progress in Oregon. Here's how.
2020: Climate goes on the offense
We won major climate and clean energy victories in 2019, but we are entering 2020 with a list of unfinished business in both Washington and Oregon. Here's how we're going on the offense this year for climate progress.