5 results for tag: CPP

OEC and Allies Push Back Against Fossil Fuel Industry in Climate Battle

As we eagerly await the release of the final rules for Oregon’s Climate Protection Program (CPP), OEC and our partners in the Coalition for Climate and Economic Justice extend a sincere “Thank YOU” to everyone who took the time to submit public comments to help restore this vital program. Together, we’ve taken critical, local action in the global fight against climate change. The Power of Our Collective Voices Oregonians across the state voiced their support for restoring a strong Climate Protection Program without delay as part of the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) months-long public rulemaking process.  More than 100 ...

Help Restore Oregon’s Climate Protection Program

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) just released draft rules to restore Oregon’s cornerstone Climate Protection Program (CPP), kicking off a short public comment period. Help us restore the CPP and hold polluters accountable!  QUICK LINKS TO TAKE ACTION: -> Send this Letter to DEQ to Restore the CPP -> DEQ Comment Deadline - 9/27 by 4 PM -> Testify to DEQ - 9/26 at 3:20-5:20 PM - Testimony Prep -> More Info - ORClimateJustice.org The Climate Protection Program is vital to achieving our statewide climate pollution reduction goals and delivering justice for environmental justice communities statewide. It is essential ...

Oregon’s Climate Protection Program (CPP) Is Under Attack

Click here for the latest news on the CPP. Editor's note: This article was updated on 7/31/2024 to reflect actions by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Oil and Gas Lawsuit Halts the Climate Protection Program In December of 2022, the oil and gas industry and their allies delivered a devastating blow to climate justice in Oregon.  The Oregon Court of Appeals invalidated Oregon’s landmark Climate Protection Program (CPP) based on a procedural technicality. The program was spearheaded (unsurprisingly) by the oil and gas industries most responsible for climate pollution in our state. The CPP represents a historic victory for ...

Adapting to Heat: A Texan’s Guide for Oregonians

In Texas, our summers were always hot. But not this hot. It was 81° the day I left Austin for Portland in late February of this year – what would have been a normal summer day, but in the midst of winter. Just a few months later, record breaking heat waves have already scorched parts of Oregon, Texas, and the nation. McCaffrey and Eagle Point, OR, are battling wildfires. Last weekend, more than 39 million Americans were under an Excessive Heat Warning. Many homes in western Oregon weren’t built with centralized cooling and efficient heat pumps, and weatherization retrofits are urgently needed. The fossil-fueled climate crisis has placed ...

Oregon Climate Action Plan Turns Two!

Two years ago, Governor Kate Brown made history when she signed the Oregon Climate Action Plan (OCAP), executive order 20-04. It’s the largest executive action on climate in Oregon history, and arguably the biggest single climate action ever undertaken by the state given its broad sweep. 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. OEC and our partners in the OCAP Coalition, which includes more than 50 climate, environmental justice, youth, labor, public ...