UPDATE: Our initial vote tally was incorrect. It’s been updated. In the last days of the special session, one more victory notch in the belt of Oregon’s environmental community. This afternoon, the House approved SB 1059, a bill that lowers greenhouse gas emissions from car and light trucks. The Oregon Environmental Council says the...
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The Senate is expected to vote this afternoon on SB 1059, a bill regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. Under the bill, state agencies will set greenhouse gas reduction targets for five metro areas in the state, Salem-Keizer, Eugene-Springfield, Bend, Medford and Corvallis. The Portland metro area is already covered by a...
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Here’s one part of the green agenda for the special session that’s moving along. SB 1059 which lowers greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks was approved today by the Ways and Means Committee. Next stop is the Senate Floor. This is what the bill does. Requires ODOT and the Department of Land Conservation...
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A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks was approved this afternoon by the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee. But rather than going straight to the Senate floor, SB 1059 will be taking an unexpected detour.
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When President Obama arrives at the U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen later this month, he won’t be coming empty handed. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health, and will start regulating them as pollutants under the Clean Air Act. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson says the agency will move...
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One of the hottest stories on the web today. The Environmental Protection Agency has decided that greenhouse gases are a threat to human health and need to be regulated. This could be a major shift in how the federal government deal with climate change. Rather than waiting for Congress to pass a law, the...
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Where can you go to enjoy an American style standard of living, while polluting as little as someone who lives in a European country? No surprise, the answer is Oregon. Our state, along with Washington, California, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, get special mention in a new report about the wide differences in...
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The first major piece of climate change legislation passed the Oregon House today on a narrow, 32-28 vote. House Bill 2186 takes a number of steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including… Requires tire companies to start selling “low rolling resistance” tires that improve gas mileage and reduce pollution. Supporters say tires cost about...
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The update of Oregon’s Bottle Bill was sent to the House floor this afternoon, but not without a concession to grocery stores. House Bill 2184 adds several new beverages to the bottle bill list. It also raises the refund from five cents to ten cents, if Oregonians don’t meet certain recycling goals. The Environment...
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Two major pieces of green legislation get another chance in Salem today. The bottle bill, House Bill 2184, goes before the House Environment and Water Committee this afternoon. Katy Daily of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters thinks there’s a good chance it’ll be approved today. The latest version adds several beverages to the...
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