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Special report: A Lincoln City entrepreneur reported false data to a state program, sold invalid carbon credits and went on a spending spree.

A combination of federal and state funding this year helped to promote electric vehicles, renewable energy projects and environmental protections

Washington finalizes Clean Fuel Standard to reduce climate pollution, protect health, and benefit local economy with implementation beginning Jan 1, 2023

Efforts to electrify transportation in urban areas have been underway for years now, but rural advocates say electric vehicle needs in rural areas have long been misunderstood and ignored.

For the first time since 1986, Peter DeFazio is not running to represent Oregon’s Congressional District 4.

The governor-appointed Oregon Environmental Quality Commission voted unanimously in September to expand the Clean Fuels Program, accelerating targets meant to lower the carbon footprint of the states transportation sector.

The owner of TTS Charging said he was mistaken about how DEQ’s advanced carbon credits program works but the agency said he acted recklessly.

Oregon’s state environmental regulator issued its largest penalty ever against a Lincoln City firm for fraudulently claiming and selling carbon reduction credits.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued its largest fine ever, $2.7 million, to an electric charging company over fraudulent claims.

Oregon DEQ issues $2.7 million fine for violations in the Clean Fuels Program.