The 2025 Oregon Legislative session delivered a tale of two climate stories. While lawmakers made meaningful progress on energy affordability and grid modernization, they failed to advance policies that would actually cut climate pollution—and worse, abandoned funding for programs that help Oregonians survive increasingly dangerous extreme ...| Oregon Environmental Council
We’re thrilled to introduce our new Clean Grid Campaign Director, Jessie Kochaver! Jessie hails from Boise, ID, where she spent her childhood backpacking, skiing, and getting off the grid in the family van. After graduating from college in Salt Lake City, Utah, she packed up her car and moved to Oregon, spending time in Hood River and Bend ...| Oregon Environmental Council
This month, I joined a Climate Action Campaign advocacy trip to DC—my first time participating in this critical work since the coalition began organizing these efforts 13 years ago. This […] The post Joining Oregon’s Climate Advocates in Washington DC appeared first on Oregon Environmental Council.| Oregon Environmental Council
We’re in the final days of Oregon’s legislative session and lawmakers have only passed one out of nine pieces of the full Energy Affordability and Resilience Package. These bills and investments are necessary to protect Oregonians from skyrocketing utility bills and provide critical relief from extreme weather like the recent heatwave – ...| Oregon Environmental Council
A longtime friend texted me this past weekend. “News said there’s a heatwave in Portland. I checked the weather app and it just seems like ‘normal’ Texas temperatures.” He lives on the east coast and has never visited Oregon. This is my second summer in Portland since I moved here from Austin. “So many ppl up here don’t have ...| Oregon Environmental Council
