Climate action

Less than a year ago, Oregon’s former state treasurer pledged to make the state employee pension fund net zero carbon by 2050. Now, the new state treasurer is seeking legislation to continue that work through careful investments.

The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California’s coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry, which relies on federal and state support.

Oregon will soon have more than 200 federally-funded electric school buses shuttling kids to and from school following an announcement that the state will get money for more early next year.

The US EPA granted California’s waiver, which the incoming Trump administration is likely to try to overturn in the courts. The state’s zero-emission vehicle mandates have been the driving force behind California’s progress in cleaning up dangerous air pollutants.

Oregon environmental regulators have approved rules that will temporarily delay the state’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which are typically used for commercial purposes and for long-haul transportation.

On Thursday, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s commission voted unanimously to adopt a revamped version of the Climate Protection Program. Its main goal is to reduce 90% of carbon emissions from diesel, gasoline and natural gas companies by 2050.

Trump’s promise to block the offshore wind industry could threaten CA’s renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.

The Oregon Department of State Lands signed an agreement Thursday with the company Anew Climate to put the first state forest in the West into a carbon market.

Bikers — many of whom love their noisy combustion engines — say zero-emission motorcycles aren’t ready for long-distance rides. Motorcycles emit an “outsized portion” of smog-causing pollutants.

The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel.

A dozen projects slated to be built in the next five years could encourage more renewable energy development and lower costs, according to a report.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it was delaying the upcoming Oregon lease sale due to lack of interest.