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But the Secretary of State’s elections division last week rejected the initiatives proposed by environmental advocates, including the group Oregon Wild, saying they related to more than one subject.
Frustrated by legislative inaction in a state where timber gives more to lawmakers than anywhere else, environmental groups led by Oregon Wild pushed three ballot initiatives this year to tighten ...
Stymied in their efforts to get Oregon’s legislature to pass H.B. 2020, a statewide cap-and-trade bill, environmental groups are pushing to place before the voters in November 2020 three ballot ...
The Oregon Forest Industries Council, a timber industry trade group, is serving as treasurer of the campaigns. Environmental groups filed three ballot measures earlier this year to tighten aerial ...
announcing a $200 million federal environmental grant awarded to the state. Monica Samayoa / OPB “We have a strong record here in Oregon, a strong track record of implementing measures to reduce ...
A coalition of health and environmental groups hopes to take three clean-energy measures to Oregon voters in November 2020. The “100% Ready for Clean Air" coalition says it filed the measures ...
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality awarded $1.2 ... City of Bend Beyond Plastics Deschutes County “This initiative, allowing consumers to purchase reusable containers and exchange ...
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ... contracts needed to advance equity and inclusion, and environmental justice initiatives. The $6.5 million “represents requested investments ...
Around 100 public transit and environmental advocates descended on the Oregon State Capitol on Thursday ... and other climate-friendly transportation initiatives around the state.
Given Oregon’s green reputation, it’s jarring to see how badly the state ranks on measures of injustice in exposure to air pollution. Environmental engineering professor Julian Marshall and colleagues ...
the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Department of Agriculture praised the state for some of the measures it’s taken to provide clean water to residents in Morrow County ...
SJR 28 would refer a ballot measure to Oregon voters in November that would guarantee residents the right to a clean, safe, and healthy environment. If passed in the Oregon Legislature and then by ...