Reports and Studies
Since 1968, Oregon Environmental Council supports fact-based research that is known and respected nationwide. We provide these resources to bridge a better understanding of practical solutions and opportunities to protect Oregon's water, air and land. Find out more about our strategic direction and the policies we explore in the links below.
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Oregon Climate Action Plan - Year 2 Progress Report!
OCAP set in motion a broad array of state agency activities to respond to the climate crisis by reducing climate emissions from our state’s largest polluting sectors and prioritizing communities on the frontlines of climate impacts. See what OCAP has been able to accomplish in two years!
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OEC 2019-2020 Impact Report
Read our Impact Report here.
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Natural Infrastructure in Oregon: Common Challenges, Opportunities for Action, and Case Studies
Learn more about natural infrastructure in Oregon.Read the collaborative report here.
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14 Ways You Can Help Advance More Sustainable Transportation
Download our fact sheet here. If You need more information, examples, resources, or contacts, we’re here to help. Call our Transportation Program Director Sara Wright at 503-222-1963 ext.116.
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OEC Strategic Direction
The strategic direction for Oregon Environmental Council, adopted June 2012. Download it here.
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Sustainable Procurement Leadership in Oregon
Recommendations from Oregon's Safer Products Procurement Workgroup (June 2018) Download it here.
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The Dirt on Diesel
A serious danger to Oregon's health (updated 2016). Download it here.
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Storm Water Solutions
When rain falls onto the hard surfaces of streets, sidewalks, parking lots and rooftops, it picks up pollutants in its path, gathering volume and speed until a storm drain pipes it underground or into a stream. Stormwater runoff causes water pollution, localized flooding, stream bank erosion, reduced groundwater levels, and habitat loss for fish and wildlife... Download it here.
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Making Water Work
Oregon Environmental Council has invested time and resources to talk with growers and irrigation experts about ways to advance water efficiency in agriculture—which uses 79% of the state’s water withdrawals—while strengthening Oregon’s agriculture sector. Download it here.
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Advancing Green Chemistry in Oregon
Recommendations from the Oregon Green Chemistry Advisory Group, July 2010. Download it here.
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Building a Dialogue Between the OR Agriculture Community and the Conservation Community
Lessons from the first year of the Oregon Environmental Council's Agricultural Outreach Project. Download it here.
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Best Management Practices for Climate Friendly Nurseries
A report by Oregon Association of Nurseries, Oregon Environmental Council, Oregon State University, and Advantage IQ (2011). Download it here.
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Toxics Reduction Through Energy Efficiency for Boilers
A white paper from the Oregon Environmental Council (April 2006). Download it here.
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Toxics Reduction Through Energy Efficiency for Boilers (full report)
A white paper from the Oregon Environmental Council (April 2006). Download it here.
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Children at Risk
How toxic chemicals threaten Oregon's children and what we can do about it. Download it here.
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Cleaner Rivers for Oregon
Why Our Rivers Need Our Help (2007). Download it here.
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Pollution in People
Pollution in people report (2007). Download it here.
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Working on Common Ground
Interviews with Oregon Environmentalists: continuing the dialogue (April 2008). Download it here.
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Oregonians Love Their Hybrid Cars
The "cool car" brochure. Download it here.
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Drop by Drop
Voluntary reductions in diesel emissions from stationary sources (2007). Download it here.
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Oregon: A Dumping Ground for Toxic Fertilizer?
How the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Proposed Pollutant Limits for Fertilizers Fail to Protect Our Health and the Environment (2002). Download it here.
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Making Water Work (Executive Summary)
Strategies for advancing water conservation in Oregon agriculture. Download it here.
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Making Water Work (complete report)
Strategies for advancing water conservation in Oregon agriculture. Download it here.
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Oregon's Untapped Water Supply
Efficiency as a water source for Oregon. Download it here.
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Pest Control Practices in Oregon Public Schools
(2005) report. Download it here.
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The Price of Pollution
Cost estimates of environmentally-related disease in Oregon (2008). Download it here.
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Renewable Energy: An Oregon Economic Opportunity
(2005) report. Download it here.
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Mercury: On the Road to Zero
Recommended strategies to eliminate mercury releases from human activities in Oregon by 2020 (2001). Download it here.
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Fueling Oregon with Sustainable Biofuels
(2007) report. Download it here.
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The Toxic Gap
How Oregon’s Regulatory Programs Fail to Protect Human Health from Toxic Chemicals (2003). Download it here.
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Assessing the Market Dynamics of "Values Added" Agriculture and Food Businesses in Oregon
Download it here.
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What's in My Makeup Bag?
Oregon women and their exposure to toxic ingredients from personal care products. Download it here.
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Inspired Innovation
Expanding Oregon's Advantage in Sustinaintable Chemistry and Materials (December 2014). Download it here.
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Climate Change & Agriculture
An overview of the connection between climate change, health soil, and agriculture (June 2016). Download it here.
