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Elections Watchdog Seth Woolley Will Run for Portland City Council

Woolley, a Green Party activist and software engineer, will run for Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s seat

More Than 600 Additional E-Scooters Are Expected to Hit Portland Streets Today

Since April 26, there have been 46 e-scooter related emergency room and urgent care visits, and 16 scooter collisions have been reported.

Environmental Group Plays Hardball With Oregon Senator Who Defected From Carbon Cap

Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, a retired nurse from Gresham, Oregon, was the quiet vote that caused Senate Democrats to concede the cap-and-trade bill.

Report: Boeing Killed Oregon’s Cap and Trade Deal by Peeling Away the Key Democrat’s Vote

A bill to cap carbon emissions in Oregon was one of the most contentious pieces of legislation this year—it caused 11 Republican Senators to flee Salem for nine days and caught the attention of the White House.

The Newest Battle Over a Water Bottling Facility Is Taking Place in the Shadow of Mount St. Helens

The next big battle over bottled water is 120 miles northeast of Portland, in the Cowlitz River watershed at the base of Mount St. Helens.

Oregon Legislature Passes Three Notable Environmental Bills in Last Days of Legislative Session

During the last two days of the 2019 legislative session, the Oregon Senate passed three big environmental bills.

Gov. Kate Brown Says She Is Prepared to Use Executive Powers to Push Carbon Cap Legislation

The contentious cap and trade bill that caused Republicans to flee the Senate for nine days was effectively pronounced dead on Saturday. But it may have a chance at resuscitation.

E-Scooter Company Lime Lowers the Cost of Rides For East Portlanders

E-scooter company Lime today launched a program that gives East Portanders discounted rides.

U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Oil Industry Lawsuit Challenging Oregon’s Clean Fuels Standard

The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a 2015 lawsuit filed by oil industry leaders, which challenged Oregon’s authority to enforce the Clean Fuel Standard, a policy aimed at decreasing transportation emissions.

Environmental Activist Ken Ward, Famed as a Pipe Turner, and Others Plant Garden on the Zenith Oil Tracks to Halt Trains Through Portland

Group is taking direct action to halt climate change in Portland and around the world.

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