Action for a greener, healthier Oregon

Victory: Biden administration restores three monuments’ protections

More than 436,000 supporters of Environment America and our national network spoke up to save these monuments. 

Trouble in the Air

Millions of Americans breathed polluted air in 2020. Learn more.

Trash in America

The United States produces too much waste. Find out more about what’s in our trash, where it goes — and what we should do with it.

Oregon passes nation's second producer responsibility law

A new law shifts the costs of single-use plastics back to their producers.

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Hundreds of voices are speaking up for big blue

More than 250 community leaders joined the movement to protect our oceans by signing up to become “Voices for Our Oceans.”

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Recharge where you recharge

Climbing at Smith Rock. Swimming in snow-melt in Wallowa Lake. Wading through tide pools in Ecola. Some of my favorite places to get outside and recharge are in Oregon’s state parks. I'd like to be able to get to these beautiful places with clean transportation. 

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Electrify UPS: A zero emission shipping strategy

In order to address climate change, the shipping industry must dramatically reduce global warming emissions by electrifying their trucking fleets.

News Release | Environment America Research & Policy Center

Statement: Secretary Haaland outlines bold plan for offshore wind leasing

In an effort to meet the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a plan Wednesday for new offshore wind leasing. Under the plan, the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) could hold as many as seven new lease sales in the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts by 2025. 

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Gray wolves left vulnerable without endangered species protections

Fewer than 6,000 gray wolves remain in the contiguous United States, but last year the Trump administration stripped the species of its endangered species protections. Now states are free to enact laws that allow the killing of up to 90% of their gray wolf population. 

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.