Progress on the Equity Front

… is bound to benefit Oregon’s environment in the future By: Danny Schaffer OEC is proud of its role in achieving cornerstone environmental legislation in 2015 – the reauthorization of the Clean Fuels Program and passage of the Toxic Free Kids Act. Not surprisingly, these innovative programs dominate OEC’s discussion of events in Salem. But also critical to environmental sustainability are the important steps by Oregon’s legislature to advance racial justice, health equity and the strengthening of families and communities. Environmental progress is intricately linked to equity and access. Full and equal citizen participation in ...