Oregonians tell lawmakers, don’t delay, pass CEJ

Hey climate champs! There will be a few dozen elderly Oregonians, several decades from now, who will tell their grandchildren about the great debate of 2019. In my mind, I picture gramps at home in the distant future on his favorite chair looking down at grandchildren. A smile grows showing pearly whites, while lifting a thin

Two superstar middle-school student writers and climate advocates had among the most memorable messages to lawmakers Wednesday during a marathon hearing at the Oregon State Capitol, in my own humble opinion. They spoke among:CEOs and small businesses making the economic case for passage, labor representatives voicing support for the workforce and wage standards, farmers and agriculture advocates who are ready to be part of the solution, equity

Oregon Environmental Council and 1000 Friends of Oregon have a long history of partnership, especially working together to advance compact community design with a myriad of reliable alternatives to driving. When people live close to their daily destinations and have lots

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With great market power comes great responsibility for customers’ health. This summer Oregon

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By Kevin Kasowski  Here at OEC, we’re raising a bottle in memory of Don Waggoner, an early OEC activist, board member and OEC President who passed away suddenly this week at his home in Portland. Long before sustainability became one of Oregon’s hallmarks, back in 1971, Don was OEC’s point person for one of OEC’s first major victories – the adoption of the nickel deposit Bottle Bill – that was spread to other states nationally as well. Don, along with Rich Chambers, led

Post by Sophia Aguilera OEC and our friends made quite a splash in Oregon’s city center this week. Passers-by in cars honked approval, and those on foot stopped to ask questions. It wasn’t just the adorable babies in our crowd that caught Portland’s atten

When we flush pharmaceuticals down the toilet, some of these drugs end up in our rivers where they can harm fish, wildlife and even humans. For example, fish in the Columbia and Willamette rivers show evidence of exposure to estrogen-like chemicals from birth control pills and other sources, which causes male fish to develop female sex organs—and this could reduce fertility and threaten species’ survival. In April 2016 OPB reported on the problem of prescription meds showing up in our