In some ways it’s hard to believe, but in another sense it’s totally expected: big oil will stop at nothing to protect their self-interests, and that’s why they’re attacking our right to choose clean fuels and reduce pollution in Oregon. In a cynical political move, the oil industry just proposed three initiatives to repeal the state’s hard-won Clean Fuels Program. We can’t let this happen. The Oregon Clean Fuels Program is the only legislatively enacted Clean Fuels Program in the nation and arguably the only climate victory of the current legislative session.
It’s time to move this program forward. Oregonians should be able to choose clean fuels options as well as reduce pollution in our air and water.
Oregon’s drivers deserve more choices for fuel, clean air, and growth in the thriving regional clean fuels industry.
Huge oil companies spent more than $2 million on elections and lobbying to prevent the law from going into effect. And they’re refusing to give up, even though the bill has been signed into law.
We don’t take kindly to huge corporations coming in and pushing us around in Oregon. Pledge to defend Clean Fuels with us, no matter how big oil chooses to attack and undermine our law. Stand up to Big Oil and say enough is enough.
Everyone deserves the right to safe, accessible, climate-friendly transportation options. And everyone deserves to arrive at their destination safely, regardless of their transportation choice. Yet the need for investments in transportation safety could not be more urgent as this year’s back-to-school season is met with a 40-year peak in pedestrian deaths, nationwide.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority today released a comprehensive report on the public health impacts of climate change in Oregon. The “2021-2022 Climate and Health in Oregon Rep
Gov. Kate Brown announced this week a major step toward reducing climate impacts with a proposal to create the Oregon Climate Authority after a year of harmful wildfires, algae blooms and a steady flow of alarming reports by scientists and federal agencies.
Without a doubt, climate change is one of Oregon’s most urgent issues of 2018. The agency would help the state better prepare for the
On September 29, 2023, OEC gathered with a growing coalition of community-based organizations, lawmakers, and business groups following oral arguments heard by the Oregon Court of Appeals to rally behind the Oregon Climate Protection Program (CPP), which is under attack from the fossil fuel industry.OREGON’S CLIMATE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Oregon’s Climate Protection Program (CPP) is a cornerstone in our st
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Breathe Easier: Cleaner Fuels and Cleaner Air for Oregonians State Adopts Nation’s Strongest Standards for Clean Fuels
Salem, OR – Today, Oregon set a new nation-leading standard that will protect our air from fossil f
Oregon just took a huge step toward reducing climate and air pollution from our top emitting sector. The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) today adopted an expanded Clean Fuels Program, more than tripling our existing standard to make it the strongest in the nation. See our joint press release here.
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Salem, OR – A coalition of environmental justice, climate, and business organizations today filed a legal intervention
