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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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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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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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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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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’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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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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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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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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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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