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State updates hazardous substances list to include harmful forever chemicals
Oregon’s list of regulated hazardous substances is getting its first update in nearly two decades with the addition ... Read more
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Oregonians ask Legislature to let voters decide on constitutional right to healthy climate
By the time Joanna Rogers got to give testimony at the Capitol on a bill that could one ... Read more
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U.S. Department of Education reinstates income-driven student loan repayment plans
One month after officials at the U.S. Department of Education abruptly stopped accepting new applications for income-driven student ... Read more
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Gov. Kotek seeks answers from state utility commission amid public outcry over rising utility rates
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office has heard from thousands of Oregonians concerned with utility rate increases that have ... Read more
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to revive landmark climate suit, ending decade-long fight led by 11 young Oregonians
The nation’s highest court declined to hear a petition that would have revived a landmark climate change lawsuit ... Read more
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Proposal to send schools $35 million for summer programs comes with literacy strings attached
With just a few months to go before programs would begin, Oregon’s Legislature is once again scrambling to ... Read more
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Hundreds support pausing Oregon’s investment in private fossil fuel holdings but Treasury opposed
A bill to get the Oregon State Treasury to pause new pension investments in private assets and equity ... Read more
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Bill that could have offered utilities protection from fire lawsuits gets fix
Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday tweaked a bill intended to increase fire mitigation to ensure it does not also ... Read more
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Oregon, nine other states hit 2013 goal of getting 3.3 million electric vehicles on roads by 2025
Oregon and nine other states recently achieved a collective goal of shifting new car buyers toward electric rather ... Read more
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Oregon’s U.S. senators demand explanation for freeze on income-driven student loan repayment plans
More than 12 million Americans who took out loans from the U.S. Department of Education to attend college ... Read more