climate action

A proposal that would allow industries to permanently stash climate-polluting carbon dioxide beneath U.S. Forest Service land puts those habitats and the people in or near them at risk, according to opponents of the measure.

The benefit would have allowed eligible Oregon Health Plan members to obtain air conditioners, heaters and other devices to help them withstand extreme weather.

Historic funding to the Rural Energy for America program has helped fund more than three dozen rural solar projects in Oregon this year.

Massive ocean wind farms off Morro Bay and Santa Barbara County — which could transform these quiet coastal towns and affect marine life — face a turbulent path.

Ocean wind farms are essential to electrify California’s grid with 100% clean energy. But they’re a giant, costly experiment — no one knows how hundreds of towering turbines will transform the remote North Coast.

Newsom signed two bills requiring large companies to report their financial risks posed by climate change as well as their annual greenhouse gases. But he will work with the Legislature to relax the 2026 deadlines.

The California Public Utilities Commission is considering a rule that would gut the payments that solar panels on apartment buildings receive. Why are so many housing groups mad about it?

The Oregon Court of Appeals heard arguments Friday from gas and oil companies seeking to overturn a cornerstone of the state’s climate strategy, while environmental and labor groups rallied in a show of support for the regulations.

At a renewable hydrogen conference in Portland, leaders in Oregon and Washington said low-emissions hydrogen is needed to meet the region's climate goals.

Oregon’s electric vehicle sales have skyrocketed, nearly doubling in the past two years. Despite the increase in sales, a state agency report released this month says more work is needed to meet the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

California’s governor doesn’t typically comment on legislation — something he reiterated during a talk on stage at Climate Week NYC on Sunday. Except when he does.

Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies. Lower-income buyers could get up to $12,000.