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Saskia Hatvany/OPBA California-based nonprofit will run the effort to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector, while benefiting disadvantaged communities. -
Tom Banse/Washington StandardElectric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power.
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When it comes to carbon storage, trees get a lot of attention. But researchers are now finding carbon trapped in unusual places, including ancient landslides. -
Oregon is adding more fast-charging electric vehicle stations across its major highways, with some expected to come online as soon as next year. -
Fossil fuel companies, farms, unions and business groups are taking the state Department of Environmental Quality to court over a program they call “economically infeasible.” -
The Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the legal foundation for U.S. climate policy. California is preparing to sue — and may try to write its own rules. -
A boom in data centers and the end of federal vehicle emissions standards means Oregon will fail to meet its 2035 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal by two years, according to an analysis completed this month. But state officials pushing to drastically cut carbon emissions say it’s not too late to get back on track. -
California lawmakers are rushing to extend the state’s landmark cap-and-trade climate program through 2045 amid opposition from unions and industry. -
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. -
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality reworked the state’s landmark Climate Protection Program after it was derailed by a gas company lawsuit. -
The Oregon Public Utilities Commission has now rejected all three of the state’s natural gas operators’ plans to meet greenhouse gas emission targets. -
The Public Utilities Commission rejected all three plans, saying they were ‘unreasonably optimistic’ about future gas demand. -
A new analysis concludes that unless California almost triples its rate of cutting greenhouse gases, the state won’t meet its 2030 climate change target. Some emissions were rising. -
Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast.
