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April 2026 ORCAH Liaison Lunch recap

Published on April 20, 2026

It was so awesome to have Future Climate Collective present at the April Liaison Lunch! You can check out the recording HERE. (Passcode: 5T%ty#Bw). A […]

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The Daily Climate

Published on April 10, 2026

EHN.org and The Daily Climate are publications of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS). EHS is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advances endocrine disruption science and public understanding of its effects on […]

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https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/09/oregon-forest-protections-conservation-groups/Mount Hood and Mount Hood National Forest on Dec. 12, 2025. Mount Hood and Mount Hood National Forest on Dec. 12, 2025. Saskia Hatvany / OPB Before issuing sweeping protections on more than 30% of U.S. Forest Service-managed lands in 2001, federal officials spent more than a year holding 600 meetings across Western states and received more than 1.6 million public comments. But federal officials have not held a single public meeting since they announced in August an effort to terminate the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road construction, logging and mining on roughly 60 million acres of public land, including about 2 million acres of forests in Oregon. Forest Service officials did not respond to questions from the Capital Chronicle Thursday morning. Instead, U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas — a Democrat representing Oregon’s Willamette Valley and ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee’s forestry subcommittee — and several conservation groups led by the Oregon chapter of the Sierra Club are taking up the mantle. Salinas and the Sierra Club hosted a public meeting Wednesday at the Ecotrust building in Portland, where roughly 60 audience members could give verbal comments or submit written ones. It was one of three public meetings on the Roadless Rule they scheduled this month, including a Monday meeting in Bend with roughly 150 attendees, according to organizers, and another scheduled for April 14 in Eugene. Related: What the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service will mean for the Pacific Northwest The U.S. Department of Agriculture has so far opened a single three-week comment period since its leader, Brooke Rollins, proposed terminating the rule in August. Salinas told the audience a second comment period would open soon. The first public comment period brought in more than 600,000 comments, most of which expressed opposition to any rollback of the Roadless Rule. “Our next opportunity for public comment will open any day now, and I will again use this opportunity to demand this administration change course,” Salinas said. Last summer, she introduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act to enshrine the rule in federal law, but it does not yet have enough support to pass. In the House, 78 of her colleagues have signed on as co-sponsors, including Oregon Democratic Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter, as have 25 U.S. Senators. The state’s two other representatives, Democrat Val Hoyle and Republican Cliff Bentz, have not signed on as sponsors. What roadlessness protects Roadless areas in Oregon include Iron Mountain in the Willamette National Forest, Joseph Canyon in Wallowa County, Tumalo Mountain in central Oregon and Lookout Mountain in the Ochoco National Forest. Jared Kennedy, who works for the Greater Hells Canyon Council in Enterprise, said at Wednesday’s meeting there are already 26,000 miles of roads across Forest Service lands in eastern Oregon, southeast Washington and north-central Idaho. “That’s more than enough miles of road to circle the Earth and then still drive to Portland from Enterprise and back,” he said. Some attendees had worked on passing the Roadless Rule and spoke at public meetings the Forest Service held in 1999 and 2000. Among them was Kristin Faulkner, who said issues that spurred the rule in the first place have only gotten worse, as climate change, declining snowpacks and biodiversity loss accelerate drought, floods and wildfire. “Here we are 26 years later, or six presidential terms later, or a generation later, to again defend why we desperately need the Roadless Rule to remain fully intact more than ever before,” she said. She and others argued that intact forests have far-reaching benefits, including keeping water clean for fish and humans. Nearly 90% of people in the West are served by public drinking water systems that rely on water from national forest and grasslands. Commenters also discussed the massive amounts of carbon forests take-in and store, and that would otherwise enter the atmosphere as gas, further increasing global temperatures and climate change. The largest roadless area in the U.S., the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, holds 44% of all the carbon stored by the United States’ national forests and is home to some of the last old-growth stands in the country. Related: US Forest Service to close Portland headquarters, research station, open Salem office A firefighter at the meeting discussed his concerns with more roads in forests given 85% of wildland fires are caused by humans, and 90% of those start within a half mile of roads, according to Forest Service data. Others discussed the already low funding and growing backlog of maintenance needs on existing roads in national forests. Jordan Latter, a manager at Bark, a conservation watchdog group dedicated to protecting the Mt. Hood National Forest, cited a recent Pew Charitable Trusts report showing a $6.4 billion road maintenance backlog within the National Forest system. He added that the roads in Mt. Hood alone need $72 million of investment to be brought up to standard. “And what is in the president’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal? $73 million for road maintenance — for the entire National Forest system,” he said. Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Julia Shumway for questions: info@oregoncapitalchronicle.com. Follow Oregon Capital Chronicle on Facebook and Bluesky. This republished story is part of OPB’s broader effort to ensure that everyone in our region has access to quality journalism that informs, entertains and enriches their lives. To learn more, visit opb.org/partnerships.

Conservation groups hold public meetings on Oregon forest protections after feds won’t

Published on April 10, 2026

By Alex Baumhardt (Oregon Capital Chronicle) April 9, 2026 2:12 p.m. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/09/oregon-forest-protections-conservation-groups/ Federal officials announced in August they would terminate a 25-year-old rule protecting from development on […]

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https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/10/bend-oregon-charge-gas-appliances-new-homes/

Bend could become 2nd city in Oregon to charge for gas appliances in new homes

Published on April 10, 2026

By Kathryn Styer Martínez (OPB) April 10, 2026 10:03 a.m. https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/10/bend-oregon-charge-gas-appliances-new-homes/ If approved, Bend would join local governments across the country that are encouraging decarbonization. But power […]

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Sunday Oregonian LTE: “Legislators must prioritize climate”

Published on March 18, 2026

Climate action hero Brian Ettling from SE Portland published this LTE in the Sunday Oregonian on March 15. Legislators must prioritize climate Thank you to […]

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February 2026 ORCAH Liaison Lunch recap

Published on February 27, 2026

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

Published on January 2, 2026

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

Published on December 31, 2025

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

Published on December 23, 2025

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

Published on December 22, 2025

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

Published on December 17, 2025

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

Published on December 17, 2025

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

Published on December 12, 2025

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

Published on December 12, 2025

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

Published on December 11, 2025

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

Published on December 10, 2025

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

Published on December 10, 2025

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

Published on December 3, 2025

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.

Published on December 2, 2025

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

Published on October 31, 2025

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

Published on October 27, 2025

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

Published on October 13, 2025

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

Published on September 18, 2025

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

Published on September 18, 2025

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

Published on September 5, 2025

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

Published on August 16, 2025

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!!

Published on July 28, 2025

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

Published on July 22, 2025

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

Published on July 16, 2025

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

Published on July 13, 2025

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 on June 24, 2025

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

Published on June 12, 2025

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

Published on May 2, 2025

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

Published on April 21, 2025

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

Published on April 18, 2025

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

Published on April 15, 2025

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

Published on April 8, 2025

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

Published on April 6, 2025

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

Published on April 4, 2025

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

Published on April 3, 2025

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

Published on April 1, 2025

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

Published on March 27, 2025

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

Published on March 19, 2025

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

Published on March 17, 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

Published on March 16, 2025

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

Published on March 16, 2025

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

Published on February 24, 2025

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

Published on February 10, 2025

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

Published on February 3, 2025

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

Published on January 13, 2025

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!

Published on November 25, 2024

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

Published on October 21, 2024

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

Published on October 21, 2024

Drawdown and Regeneration both have amazing solutions libraries. Become familiar with them. Amazing.

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Yay Lane County!

Published on October 20, 2024

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?

Published on October 11, 2024

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

Published on October 4, 2024

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

Published on September 24, 2024

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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April 2026 ORCAH Liaison Lunch recap

The Daily Climate

Conservation groups hold public meetings on Oregon forest protections after feds won’t

Bend could become 2nd city in Oregon to charge for gas appliances in new homes

Sunday Oregonian LTE: “Legislators must prioritize climate”

February 2026 ORCAH Liaison Lunch recap

Grants Pass has a Sustainability and Energy Action Plan

Decolonizing Wealth Project’s Indigenous Earth Fund Awards $1 Million to 30 Grantees, Powering Indigenous Sovereignty in Climate and Conservation

Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $33 Million for Southern Oregon Critical Wildlife Crossing

Earthshot Prize Winners & Finalists Listing

Home Energy Rebate Programs Newsletter

ODOE Draft Report on Natural Climate Solutions Workforce Needs Available for Public Comment

30 Under 30 Energy & Green Tech 2026: Meet The Founders Recharging Our Energy Future

Resilience Innovation Incubator for Cascadia Coastal Hazards

POV: We Need a Triage Lab and Real Systems Change

89 Percent Project

#OceanOptimism

One year in, a $200M climate grant has funded work in 32 of Oregon’s 36 counties

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.

TIME Reveals the 2025 TIME100 Climate List

ODOE to Make Full Heat Pump Purchase Program Funding Available November 3

PBS Terra: Women of the Earth

Meet the 2025 Climate Breakthrough Awardees

Meet the 2025 Grist 50

Oregon Grant Program Increases Farm & Ranch Disaster Resilience

Grist: Looking Forward

Oregon is planning for resilience!!

Regional Resilience Forum Interest Meetings Announced

Improving methane emissions tracking in Oregon

Resilience triptych featured at Smithsonian

Good News: Funding released for wildfire mitigation within West Bear Project

2025 Partner Summit Recap

Local researcher featured at Rise Up Boston

Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Site Just Went Live

Oregon’s climate change education bill advances

Oregon Climate Action Commission Seeking New Member – Tribal Representation

Oregon’s Polluters Pay Act could charge fossil fuel companies for climate damages

Record number of steelhead return to Upper Deschutes River

It’s easy to take climate action

Puffins are returning to the Oregon coast

Help Bend Be Named The “Strongest Town” In The Country

Oregonians ask Legislature to let voters decide on constitutional right to healthy climate

How the Klamath Dams Came Down

Oregon, nine other states, hit goal of getting 3.3M electric vehicles on roads by 2025

Oregon OSHA protects workers against high heat, wildfire smoke

Oregon Health Plan (OHP) helps members stay healthy at home during extreme weather

Ashland becomes the first city in Oregon to impose a fee on new natural gas hookups

UO Study Finds Solutions Journalism Can Spur Climate Action

Resilience hubs grants empower Oregon communities

Warm Springs awarded $248,000 to develop solar projects

Climate Protection Program restored!

350 PDX Celebrates 10 years of organizing

There’s no shortage of climate solutions

Yay Lane County!

What If We Get It Right?

Klamath River dam removal completed

Oregon awarded federal funding to boost climate action programs