2024 - 25 Impact Report: Solidarity in Action - Oregon Environmental Council
Download OEC's 2024 - 25 Impact Report here, or scroll through the pages below!| Oregon Environmental Council
(November 11, 2025) — True Elements, a leader in digital water data intelligence, and Circle of Blue, which uniquely combines front-line journalism, data contextualization and convening solutions around water challenges, today announced a collaboration to create a new level of data-driven insights, systems journalism and public participation focused on fresh water in the U.S. Global […] The post New Collaboration Brings Real-Time Water Intelligence and Frontline Journalism to U.S. Communi...| Circle of Blue
Download OEC's 2024 - 25 Impact Report here, or scroll through the pages below!| Oregon Environmental Council
The 2025 legislative session brought some major wins for Oregon water, most significantly: SB 1154 and HB 3525. These bills come on the heels of nearly a decade of work by OEC, our partners and the legislature to protect groundwater in Oregon. To understand why they’re both such important milestones, we need to go back in time… With quite a ...| Oregon Environmental Council
By Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now; September 30, 2025 The ready access to nature and winter sports is what prompted Elizabeth Scott and her family to up sticks from Portland, Oregon, to Houghton on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula in summer 2021. With 29% of Michigan’s territory and only 3% of its population, to many, the Upper Peninsula […] The post Boom or burden? Climate migration’s impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula appeared first on Circle of Blue.| Circle of Blue
By Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now, September 24, 2025 Stroll along Cleveland’s Edgewater Pier on a summer evening, and you’ll hear Arabic, Spanish, and other languages wafting through the lake air. For decades, international immigrants have found a home in the city of Lake Erie. But now, there’s an increasing chance that future waves of migrants […] The post How Great Lakes cities are preparing for climate migration appeared first on Circle of Blue.| Circle of Blue
Explore the impact of Lake Superior invasive mussels on the ecosystem and water quality in the Great Lakes region.| Circle of Blue
Last session, OEC passed two bills—SB 1154 and HB 3525—that we’ve been working on with partners like Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies and Verde for nearly a decade! It’s a huge win for the future of water in Oregon. OEC’s Karen Lewotsky explains: Let’s start with SB 1154. Can you describe the bill, what it changes, and give ...| Oregon Environmental Council
Learn about the dangers of cigarette butt pollution Great Lakes face and how it affects local wildlife and communities.| Circle of Blue
Explore the rising presence of blue-green algae in Ontario lakes and its implications for local ecosystems as temperatures rise.| Circle of Blue
