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Most Recent News ReleasesCourting Disaster: Long Lake's Uncertain Future 2/10/2010Streams and wetlands in Oregon are at risk of unlimited pollution, according to a national report released today by Environment Oregon, Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It. Oregon Legislature Takes First Step to Protect Coast from Offshore Drilling 2/04/2010Today, the Oregon House Environment and Water Committee unanimously passed an amended House Bill 3613 that would establish a 10‐year moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling. Environment Oregon Releases 2010 State Legislative Priorities 1/28/2010Environment Oregon today released its priorities for the 2010 state legislative session. Environment Oregon will work during February to pass bills to build livable communities, permanently ban offshore drilling, and protect kids from toxic chemicals while also safeguarding Oregon’s clean energy economy. Most Recent ReportsCourting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It 2/10/2010For decades, the Clean Water Act protected the Nation’s surface water bodies from unregulated pollution and rescued them from the crisis status they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now these vital protections are being lost. This report details the threat to our Nation’s waters by examining dozens of case studies, and highlights the urgent need for Congress to restore full Clean Water Act protections to our waters. Plug-In Cars: Powering America Toward a Cleaner Future 1/23/2010America’s current fleet of gasoline-powered cars and trucks leaves us dependent on oil, contributes to air pollution problems that threaten our health, and produces large amounts of global warming pollution. “Plug-in” cars are emerging as an effective way to lower global warming emissions, oil use, and smog. A plug-in car is one that can be recharged from the electric grid. Plug-in cars come in two types: plug-in hybrids that are paired with small gasoline engines, and fully electric vehicles that consume no gasoline at all. America’s Biggest Polluters: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants in 2007 12/22/2009This report examines CO2 emissions of America’s power plants. We analyze 2007 plant-by-plant data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Acid Rain Program; 2007 is the most recent year for which final data is available. The report finds that America’s power is dirty – and also very old – and that these two qualities tend to go hand-in-hand. Our Issues in the NewsRulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Foiling E.P.A. 2/28/2010Thousands of the nation’s largest water polluters are outside the Clean Water Act’s reach because the Supreme Court has left uncertain which waterways are protected by that law, according to interviews with regulators. Session Watch: Greenhouse Gas Bill Goes To Governor 2/24/2010The House approved SB 1059, a bill that lowers greenhouse gas emissions from car and light trucks. The Oregon Environmental Council says the vote was 32-26. The Senate approved the bill yesterday, all that’s left is getting the Governor’s signature. Oregon Senate, NASA scientists agree: Fewer car trips key to healthy cities 2/24/2010A new study by NASA and a bill passed by the Oregon Senate yesterday have at least one thing in common. They both sound the alarm that transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions (a.k.a. too many cars and trucks on the road) are harmful to the planet and they need to be curtailed. |