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Courtesy of Daimler Trucks North AmericaThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has proposed draft rules for the state's Clean Truck Rules. -
Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBOregon and California are among a group of states that recently achieved a collective goal of shifting new car buyers toward electric rather than gas-powered vehicles in an effort to reduce pollution and combat climate change.
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Oregon environmental regulators could once again delay implementation of medium-to-heavy duty clean truck rules 鈥� giving the commercial trucking industry more time for the technology and infrastructure to develop across the state. -
State environmental officials say Oregon once again has access to hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding aimed at climate action. That鈥檚 after the federal government froze the funds in January. -
A youth climate advocacy group in Ashland is celebrating their victory in pushing the city to enact a fee to discourage the installation of natural gas appliances in new homes. -
Denying Oregon these investments 鈥渨ould blow essentially a $200 million dollar hole in our budget,鈥� says an environmental nonprofit leader. -
About a quarter 鈥� 25.3% 鈥� of all new cars registered in California in 2024 were electric cars, compared with 25% in 2023. The flat sales follow several years of rapid growth, and sales are still far below the state鈥檚 35% target. -
Less than a year ago, Oregon鈥檚 former state treasurer pledged to make the state employee pension fund net zero carbon by 2050. Now, the new state treasurer is seeking legislation to continue that work through careful investments. -
The president鈥檚 order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California鈥檚 coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry, which relies on federal and state support. -
Oregon 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. -
The 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. -
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.
