About Environment Oregon
We’re your state environmental group, protecting the places we love, advancing the environmental values we share, winning real results for our environment.
Who we are
Environment Oregon is a statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization. Our professional staff combines independent research, practical ideas and tough-minded advocacy to overcome the opposition of powerful special interests and win real results for Oregon’s environment. Environment Oregon draws on 30 years of success in tackling our state's top environmental problems.
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OUR STAFF
Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center
What we do
Whether it’s exploring our rocky coast, hiking around Crater Lake, or enjoying a special place closer to home, Oregon’s natural wonders enrich our lives in countless ways. Yet the places we love and the values we share are too often threatened.
We research the issues and educate the public about what’s at stake. Through our reports, news conferences and interviews with reporters, we help the media cover environmental issues in ways that make sense. Our canvassers meet citizens where they are — starting conversations in public places or going to door-to-door — explaining our mission while raising awareness and funds for environmental protection.
When decisions are being made about our environment, our elected officials hear plenty from the oil companies, developers and other powerful interests. We speak up for our environment, making our case to public officials and helping you make your voice heard when it matters most. From environmentalists to outdoor enthusiasts, clergy to scientists, families to business owners, we all have a stake in a cleaner, healthier future.
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the values we share
In our emails, sent once or twice a week, you'll receive:
• alerts on new threats to Oregon's environment
• opportunities to join other Oregonians on urgent actions
• updates on the decisions that impact our environment
• resources to help you create a cleaner, greener future
RESULTS

- Less plastic flows into the Pacific. Portland has banned throwaway plastic bags and other communities around the state have taken action to do the same, thanks in part to our advocacy on the issue.
- More of Mount Hood remains pristine. 125,000 acres on Mount Hood were designated as new wilderness thanks in part to our efforts.
- Better protections for the Willamette. The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to restore Clean Water Act protections to the streams that feed the Willamette after Environment Oregon helped hundreds of mayors, business leaders and other citizens speak out in defense of our waterways.
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