Oregon’s Top Democrats Were Blindsided by Senate President Peter Courtney’s Concession on Carbon Cap

Earlier this morning, Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) made a surprising announcement that House Bill 2020, the cap and trade legislation that has embroiled the Senate for the past week, doesn’t have the votes needed to pass.

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.

Shouldn’t We Worry Less About Bike Lanes and More About PDX’s Expanded Flight Capacity?

The Port of Portland is expanding PDX’s flight capacity with nary a whisper about the pollution those extra flights will generate. Shouldn’t we worry less about bike lanes and more about willy-nilly jetting around the globe?

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.

A Five-Alarm Fire at a Junkyard Sent Toxic Smoke Billowing Through a Portland Residential Neighborhood. State Regulators Had Looked the Other Way.

“I can’t imagine living right next to it. That was horrific. And preventable.”

A Middle School Prized by Portland’s Black Community Would See Its Poor Air Quality Worsen With a Rose Quarter Highway Expansion

A new study contains a remarkable warning: Don’t let students at Harriet Tubman Middle School play outside.

Confused by Oregon Political Campaign Ads During the Olympics? Get Used to Them, Even Out of Election Season

Viewers can’t vote on the “Clean Energy Jobs Bills.” But they’re being urged to call their legislators and make demands.

Cartlandia Owners Sue Progressive Insurance, Claiming Its Property is Leaking Petroleum Under the Cart Pod Toward Johnson Creek