Press Coverage of the Oregon Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign

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Oregon bill targets 100% clean power by 2040, with labor and environmental justice on board - Canary Media

“The transition to clean energy must center justice, especially for those that have been disproportionately impacted by the harms of our energy systems,” said Alessandra de la Torre, Energy Justice Organizer with southern Oregon climate justice organization Rogue Climate.

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Oregon Legislature Passes House Bill 2024, 100% Clean Electricity for All By 2040 - CleanTechnica

“[Environmental justice] stakeholders made serious and substantive contributions to HB 2024 especially in shaping and advocating for community energy, resilience and labor standards provisions”

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Oregon lawmakers approve ambitious carbon-reduction goals for state energy grid - Oregon Public Broadcasting

“if we fail to address the underlying conditions, we are just going to be back in this Capitol, year after year, trying to help communities out of disastrous situations.” - State Representative Pam Marsh, D-Ashland

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  • New law puts Oregon on track for fastest clean energy transition in United States - KBOO 90.7 FM Portland

  • What Oregon's Ambitious Climate Bill Means for Climate Change - Treehugger

  • Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign succeeds in Oregon Legislature - KBOO 90.7 FM Portland

  • Oregon’s BIPOC Caucus claims wins on addressing structural inequities, vows to push again on measures that hit road blocks - The Oregonian

  • Oregon Democrats eye evictions, foreclosures, homelessness in 2024 housing legislation - Oregon Public Broadcasting

  • Bill empowers PUC to discount rates for low-income customers - Pamplin Media/The Portland Tribune

  • Oregon Lawmakers Finally Found a Way to Halt Carbon Emissions—and Not a Moment Too Soon - Willamette Week

  • State Lawmakers Approve Bill That Aims To Get Oregon To 100% Clean Energy By 2040 - The Huffington Post

  • Oregon Sees Washington’s 2045 Target for Grid Decarbonization, Lowers by 5 - National Law Review

  • Oregon Legislation Mandates 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 With a Focus on Environmental Justice - JD Supra

  • Oregon’s clean energy win - Grist

  • Ore. lawmakers pass bill to erase electric sector's emissions by 2040 - S&P Global Market Intelligence

  • Oregon legislative session ends, bills pass on wildfire resiliency, clean energy - The Statesman Journal

  • Oregon commits to 100% clean electricity by 2040 - Portland Business Journal

  • Bill requires utilities to generate carbon-free power by 2040 - Pamplin Media/The Portland Tribune

  • Oregon Legislature adjourns 2024 session marked by COVID - Associated Press

  • Oregon 100% clean energy bill headed toward passage - “Think Out Loud” on Oregon Public Broadcasting

  • Oregon’s big climate bill of 2024 generates little friction - Oregon Public Broadcasting

  • Downsized climate bill earning support, unlike predecessor that led Oregon Republicans to walk out of past legislative sessions - The Oregonian

  • New state legislation could lead Oregon's clean energy future with an environmental justice focus - KBOO 90.7 FM Portland

  • In Midst of Record Heat Wave, Oregon Passes Clean Energy Bill with Microgrid Provisions - Microgrid Knowledge

Letters to the editor & editorials:

  • Letter: At last, the legislature takes steps toward giving the planet a break - The News Review - Connie Page, Roseburg

  • Readers respond: Climate change fight will take time - The Oregonian - Beverly Sherrill, Florence

  • Letters to the editor: Victories for energy justice - The Bend Bulletin - Priscilla Calleros, Bend

  • Readers respond: Heat wave a harbinger - The Oregonian - Sally Hardwicke, West Linn

  • Readers letters: Clean energy bill is a bold step - Pamplin Media/Portland Tribune - Pat DeLaquil, Gresham

  • Letter: Voter support needed - The Daily Astorian - Cheryl Conway, Astoria

  • Climate Change Puts Regions Like Ours In Jeopardy, Impacting All Of Us - Bend Source Weekly - Rep. Jason Kropf, Bend

  • Letter: Please support clean energy bills - Coos Bay World - Katherine Muzik, Coos Bay

  • Switch Oregon to more clean energy - The Bend Bulletin - Tara Redfield, Sisters

  • Letter: Clean Energy Bill Has Broad Support - Coos Bay World - Janet Moore, Coos Bay

  • Letter: I support HB 2024 - Coos Bay World - Abigail Oberg, Coos Bay

  • Fire concerns - Columbia Gorge News - Lisa Muñoz, Hood River

  • Community Perspective: Oregon Must Choose to Lead in Clean Energy for our Communities - George Beverly, Jr., Blue River; Sierra Bell, North Bend

  • Readers respond: Join climate justice campaign - The Oregonian - Rachel Codd Gilmore, Portland

  • Building back means healthy homes - Medford Mail Tribune - Cailin Notch, Central Point

  • Readers letters: Utility legislation good for low-income Oregonians - Portland Tribune - Damon Motz-Storey, Northeast Portland