Groups Push for Stronger Action in OR Climate-Protection Program

Eric Tegethoff, Oregon Public News Service, September 28th, 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. — Draft rules are out for a program designed to confront climate change in Oregon, but organizations say it does not go far enough to curb emissions and protect front-line communities.

The Climate Protection Program was the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) answer to an executive order by Gov. Kate Brown in 2020.

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