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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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The Inflation Reduction Act, dubbed 鈥渢he biggest climate investment in the country鈥檚 history,鈥� was signed into law on Aug. 16, 2022 -
The EPA must grant a waiver before the diesel truck measure can be implemented. It鈥檚 one of California鈥檚 most controversial measures to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases. -
Facing a funding pinch, the Oregon Department of Transportation says cutting staff could impact roads and people statewide. -
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality reworked the state鈥檚 landmark Climate Protection Program after it was derailed by a gas company lawsuit. -
In November, California voters will decide whether to approve of a bond that would fund state climate initiatives. -
Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast. -
The state is also working to fix or replace older charging ports in need of maintenance. -
In a letter to state environmental regulators, nine Senate Republicans sought to tie rising electricity rates to a program that is not yet in effect. -
A group of Ashland neighbors have been meeting since 2019 to discuss how their everyday habits and choices help reduce climate-warming emissions. Five years in, others are starting to take notice. -
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously ordered the case dismissed in 2020, saying that the job of determining the nation鈥檚 climate policies should fall to politicians, not judges. -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon will receive $86.6 million through the Solar for All grant. -
Oregonians who buy or lease a qualifying EV between April 3 and June 3 could get up to $7,500 back from the Department of Environmental Quality.
