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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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