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Jeff Chiu/APOregon will soon have more than 200 federally-funded electric school buses shuttling kids to and from school following an announcement that the state will get money for more early next year. -
Adriana Heldiz/CalMattersThe US EPA granted California鈥檚 waiver, which the incoming Trump administration is likely to try to overturn in the courts. The state鈥檚 zero-emission vehicle mandates have been the driving force behind California鈥檚 progress in cleaning up dangerous air pollutants.
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Oregon environmental regulators have approved rules that will temporarily delay the state鈥檚 efforts to reduce carbon emissions from medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which are typically used for commercial purposes and for long-haul transportation. -
On Thursday, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality鈥檚 commission voted unanimously to adopt a revamped version of the Climate Protection Program. Its main goal is to reduce 90% of carbon emissions from diesel, gasoline and natural gas companies by 2050. -
Trump鈥檚 promise to block the offshore wind industry could threaten CA鈥檚 renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding. -
The Oregon Department of State Lands signed an agreement Thursday with the company Anew Climate to put the first state forest in the West into a carbon market. -
Bikers 鈥� many of whom love their noisy combustion engines 鈥� say zero-emission motorcycles aren鈥檛 ready for long-distance rides. Motorcycles emit an 鈥渙utsized portion鈥� of smog-causing pollutants. -
The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel. -
A dozen projects slated to be built in the next five years could encourage more renewable energy development and lower costs, according to a report. -
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Interior鈥檚 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it was delaying the upcoming Oregon lease sale due to lack of interest. -
At least one company is no longer interested in bidding on a chance to develop a floating offshore wind project off the Southern Oregon coast, and others may also have backed out. -
More than 1 million acres of federal land in central and southern Oregon could soon be leased for solar energy projects. -
Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians said they will drop their lawsuit if the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management delays its October auction for developers. -
Energy efficient upgrades are playing a critical role in keeping the Northwest鈥檚 power grid balanced, according to an analysis by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
