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Umatilla Electric Cooperative is responsible for 1.8 million tons of carbon emissions annually despite having just 16,000 customers. One of those customers is Amazon, which has data centers in areas where renewable energy access is limited.

HERMISTON — The rolling hills along the Columbia River in Northeastern Oregon boast golden fields and farms, quiet valleys and rippling creeks — and very few people.

Oregon passed more than $90 million in new climate spending, legislative leaders said, which could position the state to grab as much as $1 billion from

The Oregon Global Warming Commission recently released two reports that provide recommendations to state agencies and lawmakers on how to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some of those include continuing existing climate policies, using the best available science to keep track of emissions, and requiring agencies to report on their climate progress.

Oregon has fallen further behind in its effort to reach the greenhouse-gas emissions target it was supposed to achieve by 2020 and needs to be much more aggressive in slashing pollution.

Oregon lawmakers are back in session, and climate advocates say passing laws on building efficiency and grabbing federal funding are critical this year.

A large gap exists between the costs and benefits of a NW Natural plan to blend green hydrogen into natural gas for customers in Eugene.

Did you hear the news? Oregon now has the strongest clean fuel standard in the country.

Paul Evers pivoted from advertising craft beverages to making them. Now Riff 's Energy+ is certified as the first carbon-neutral energy drink in t...

In June of 2021, a record-breaking heat wave scorched western North America, killing more than 500 people in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Canada. Now, Oregon lawmakers are taking steps to lower the death toll next time around. The state Senate passed a bill that would help provide air conditioners on an emergency basis for those in need.