Oregon must lead on climate – now more than ever. Our state has the opportunity to achieve a major climate victory by passing Senate Bill 557, the Clean Energy Jobs bill.
SB 557 would:
Cap: pollution
Price: greenhouse gas emissions under the cap
Invest: in Oregon’s clean energy economy and local communities, adding more than $700 million/year.
Your voice is needed NOW to urge our lawmakers to act on climate. They need to hear that you care about Clean Energy Jobs and are counting on them to act.
Over 200 Oregonians have acted thanks to our environmental partners at Renew Oregon.
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Call your senator. Urge them to support SB 557! Your action NOW could make for a cleaner, brighter future for Oregon.
Southern Oregon communities and residents have shown nothing but true grit and resilience in the face of wildfires and the unhealthy smoke that blankets the air during the peak of wildfire seasons, which have gotten longer and more dangerous in recent years.
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Oregon Environmental Council applauds the Clean Energy Jobs bill released by the Gov. Kate Brown and legislative leaders this week.
“We deeply appreciate the hard work that has gone into the Clean Energy Jobs bill and look forward to working with state
When the 2018 session ended, the immense public support and momentum of the Clean Energy Jobs bill helped shape an historic pathway to adoption in 2019.
Our leaders in Oregon’s House and Senate created a first-of-a-kind committee to tackle carbon reduction and they approved dollars to pay for a Carbon Policy Office to inform the process and the public.
The new committee, the
SALEM — This afternoon, the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and House Committee on Energy and Environment voted in favor of the Clean Energy Jobs bill, SB 1507/HB 4001. The Clean Energy Jobs bill limits climate pollution from the state’s biggest emitters, creates a flexible market-based strategy to enforce the limit, and invests the proceeds in renewable energy and energy-saving strategies for businesses and individuals in rural and urban communities across O