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Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital ChronicleThe Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a procedural error in approving the Climate Protection Program invalidates the regulations. -
Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital ChronicleOregon’s second largest natural gas utility won’t be able to charge customers to pay for its political and lobbying activities and will have to decrease its proposed 2024 rate increase under a settlement agreement approved Thursday by the Oregon Public Utility Commission.
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Federal officials have approved expansion of a natural gas pipeline that runs from British Columbia to the Oregon-California border. -
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.
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The utility Avista, which provides natural gas to parts of Oregon, reached a settlement with climate groups on Thursday over proposed rate hikes for gas services.
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A court case in California could hamstring efforts in Oregon and Washington to limit new natural gas connections, after an appeals court ruled in April that a city ordinance conflicted with federal law.
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Eugene’s new ordinance banning natural gas hookups in new low-rise residential buildings would be put to a public vote, if organizers of a signature-gathering effort are successful.
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Natural gas infrastructure will be banned in new low-rise residential buildings in Eugene.
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An investigation by the Public Utilities Commission found Oregon’s three natural gas utilities will not meet 2035 targets without urgent action.
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Pipeline deliveries, which are critical to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, won't be affected by the ban. The much more complicated issue of Russian natural gas remains unresolved.
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California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.
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The gas company TC Energy has proposed expanding the pipeline that brings natural gas from Canada to Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California.
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Despite pledging to take action on climate change at the international event, the Biden administration says its hands were tied after a federal judge stopped its attempt to pause the leasing program.
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The Biden administration is pledging to reduce methane emissions and that means adding regulations for a fossil fuel that's widely used in the Northwest.
