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February 2026 ORCAH Liaison Lunch recap
The HECC + ORCAH Liaison Lunch was a blast! Check out the recording HERE. (Passcode: %&4P6zxJ) Special props to Central Oregon LandWatch, Confluence Environmental Center, […]
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Grants Pass has a Sustainability and Energy Action Plan
In May 2023, the Grants Pass City Council passed a one-of-a-kind sustainability plan that, if implemented, would transition publicly owned buildings and vehicles to renewable energy, […]
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Decolonizing Wealth Project’s Indigenous Earth Fund Awards $1 Million to 30 Grantees, Powering Indigenous Sovereignty in Climate and Conservation
Text below from Liberated Capital Decolonizing Wealth Project Indigenous Earth Fund. The Indigenous Earth Fund is investing $1 million in 30 organizations advancing youth leadership, […]
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Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $33 Million for Southern Oregon Critical Wildlife Crossing
Text below from the office of Senator Jeff Merkley. Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Oregon […]
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Earthshot Prize Winners & Finalists Listing
Discover the stories behind The Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists – incredible leaders, inspiring activists, brilliant innovators and forward-thinking communities making a real difference. 2025 […]
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Home Energy Rebate Programs Newsletter
Text below from ODOE. The Oregon Department of Energy plans to launch two new Home Energy Rebate Programs in spring 2026. ODOE’s Home Energy […]
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ODOE Draft Report on Natural Climate Solutions Workforce Needs Available for Public Comment
Text below from ODOE. SALEM – The Oregon Department of Energy released a draft report for the Natural Climate Solutions Workforce Development and Training Programs […]
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30 Under 30 Energy & Green Tech 2026: Meet The Founders Recharging Our Energy Future
Text below from Forbes. This year’s honorees are reinventing nuclear reactors, pioneering solar panel recycling, and even fighting global warming by cutting cow burps. By […]
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Resilience Innovation Incubator for Cascadia Coastal Hazards
See below for information about an award made before this NSF program was archived; more HERE. NSF R2I2 Resilience Innovation Incubator for Cascadia Coastal Hazards […]
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POV: We Need a Triage Lab and Real Systems Change
Text below from this post. Nonprofits Are at a Breaking Point. After Today’s NAO Event, It Is Clear We Need a Triage Lab and Real […]
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89 Percent Project
Between 80 and 89% of the world’s people want their governments to be doing more to address climate change. The 89 Percent Project is a […]
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#OceanOptimism
Nancy Knowlton is an amazing educator who understands the need to stay aware both of the challenges and advances in environmental conservation. Her Ocean Optimism […]
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One year in, a $200M climate grant has funded work in 32 of Oregon’s 36 counties
Text below from OPB. By Monica Samayoa (OPB) Dec. 2, 2025 3:31 p.m. Oregon’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s largest sectors […]
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A group of young Indigenous kayakers set out to become the first to paddle the entire Klamath River, from source to sea, after the biggest dam removal project in history.
This a moving story about a group of Indigenous youth that kayaked down the entire Klamath River following the dam removal project that was completed […]
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TIME Reveals the 2025 TIME100 Climate List
Text below from Time. On October 30, TIME revealed the third annual TIME100 Climate list, featuring the 100 most influential leaders driving business climate action. […]
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ODOE to Make Full Heat Pump Purchase Program Funding Available November 3
The Oregon Department of Energy will make all remaining funding available for its Heat Pump Purchase Program on November 3, 2025, following high program demand […]
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PBS Terra: Women of the Earth
Women of the Earth is a short form documentary series capturing the resilient work of female land stewards across the United States.
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Meet the 2025 Climate Breakthrough Awardees
Text below from Climate Breakthrough. We’re proud to announce our 2025 Climate Breakthrough Awardees: Alessandra Orofino, Gavin McCormick, Liming Qiao, Ramón Méndez Galain, and a team of three—Giuliana […]
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Meet the 2025 Grist 50
Text below from Grist. Our climate is changing. The impacts of that change are growing deadlier every year. And efforts to reduce emissions, increase resilience, […]
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Oregon Grant Program Increases Farm & Ranch Disaster Resilience
In 2024 and 2025, 181 small farms and ranches across Oregon were awarded grants totaling $2,452,000 for projects to improve on-farm disaster resilience. Read more about their impact today!
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Grist: Looking Forward
Grist has just launched a newsletter called Looking Forward. Here is a (slightly edited) message from editor Claire Elise Thompson: 👋 Hi there! Happy Friday, readers. […]
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Oregon is planning for resilience!!
Text below is from the PRO website. Project Overview The Office of the Governor is developing the Plan for a Resilient Oregon (PRO),a people-centered resilience […]
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Regional Resilience Forum Interest Meetings Announced
The Office of Governor Tina Kotek is seeking to contract with up to 50 community-based organizations, who will provide wisdom and feedback to inform a […]
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Improving methane emissions tracking in Oregon
SB 726 passed this session, and requires Benton County landfill operators to utilize the now widely available remote-monitoring technologies pioneered by Carbon Mapper (aircraft, satellite, […]
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Resilience triptych featured at Smithsonian
The Oregon Climate Action Hub has proudly featured Claire Sianna Seaman’s “Imagining Climate Resiliency in the Pacific Northwest” since 2023 (including on our front page); […]
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Good News: Funding released for wildfire mitigation within West Bear Project
Published March 19, 2025 As you may have seen from our recent notifications, we’re excited to share that Lomakatsi has been able to access previously […]
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2025 Partner Summit Recap
The Oregon Climate Action Hub (ORCAH) is an all-volunteer team on a mission to empower ALL Oregonians to take effective climate action. The ORCAH website […]
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Local researcher featured at Rise Up Boston
Skye Moret, who keynoted our 2025 Partner Summit on April 10, contributed to the Rise Up Boston event at the Museum of Science. From the […]
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Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Site Just Went Live
Reported by Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes. April 21, 2025 Last month, something revolutionary quietly took place. On March 28, 2025, the world received its first-ever monthly Climate […]
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Oregon’s climate change education bill advances
Reported by Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education. April 18th, 2025. Oregon’s House Bill 3365, which seeks to support climate change education in the Beaver […]
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Oregon Climate Action Commission Seeking New Member – Tribal Representation
The Oregon Climate Action Commission is recruiting new members and encourages interested individuals with Tribal Nation expertise and knowledge to apply for a seat on […]
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Oregon’s Polluters Pay Act could charge fossil fuel companies for climate damages
Reported by Michaela Bourgeois, KOIN 6. April 8, 2025. On Monday, the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment held a hearing on Senate Bill 1187, the Make Polluters […]
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Record number of steelhead return to Upper Deschutes River
Reported by Michael Kohn, The Bend Bulletin. April 06, 2025. Improved ocean conditions and local ecosystem work have set the stage for a record number […]
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It’s easy to take climate action
Find the solutions that work best in your life. You grow your impact when you get your neighbors, friends, and family on board too.
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Puffins are returning to the Oregon coast
Reported by Jamie Hale, The Oregonian. April 03, 2025. Tufted puffins are expected back at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, where a Welcome the Puffins celebration […]
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Help Bend Be Named The “Strongest Town” In The Country
Bend, Oregon has advanced to the “final four” in the national Strongest Town Contest—an exciting recognition of many advocates working together to create a more sustainable, climate resilient, and livable city. Vote by April 3 to help Bend stay in the running.
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Oregonians ask Legislature to let voters decide on constitutional right to healthy climate
Reported by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle. March 27, 2025. A hearing for Senate Joint Resolution 28 was packed with kids and seniors asking legislators […]
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How the Klamath Dams Came Down
Reported by Anita Hofschneider and Jake Bittle, Grist & Underscore Native News. March 19, 2025. In-depth feature: Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California […]
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Oregon, nine other states, hit goal of getting 3.3M electric vehicles on roads by 2025
Reported by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle. March 17, 2025. Oregon and nine other states have collectively registered 3.3 million new electric vehicles in the […]
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Oregon OSHA protects workers against high heat, wildfire smoke
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) has the most protective rules in the United States to protect workers from the hazards of […]
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Oregon Health Plan (OHP) helps members stay healthy at home during extreme weather
Home changes for health are a health-related social needs (HRSN) benefit. They are devices to help keep members who qualify health in their homes during extreme weather. These […]
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Ashland becomes the first city in Oregon to impose a fee on new natural gas hookups
A youth climate advocacy group in Ashland, Oregon, is celebrating their victory in pushing the city to enact a fee to discourage the installation of natural gas appliances in new homes.
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UO Study Finds Solutions Journalism Can Spur Climate Action
Reported by Leila Okahata, University of Oregon. February 10, 2025. News stories that highlight potential solutions alongside the harsh realities of climate change can spur […]
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Resilience hubs grants empower Oregon communities
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) Office of Resilience and Emergency Management (OREM) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Resilience Hubs and Networks […]
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Warm Springs awarded $248,000 to develop solar projects
Reported by Michael Kohn, The Bend Bulletin. January 13, 2025. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs were awarded $248,000 for solar projects on reservation […]
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Climate Protection Program restored!
The Climate Protection Program is successfully RESTORED! Thanks to everyone across the state who joined forces to defend this crucial policy and make Oregon healthier and safer for all who live in it.
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350 PDX Celebrates 10 years of organizing
We made a big paper timeline for our 10 year anniversary, and we just digitized it. Check it out and zoom in to see our wins, big events, cool posters, and all sorts of other cool moments.
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There’s no shortage of climate solutions
Drawdown and Regeneration both have amazing solutions libraries. Become familiar with them. Amazing.
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Yay Lane County!
Lane County and United Way of Lane County will invest in six facilities to create a network of community resilience hubs to support residents during emergencies, such as wildfires and heat waves.
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What If We Get It Right?
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a visionary. Check out her new book: What If We Get It Right?
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Klamath River dam removal completed
The largest river restoration project in American history has completed all of the work to remove four Klamath River dams on the Oregon-California border.
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Oregon awarded federal funding to boost climate action programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Oregon DEQ and the Nez Perce Tribe over $200M through its Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program.
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