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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.