Senate Bill 747 would require irrigated farms larger than 200 acres to report fertilizer use to help the state agriculture department curb pollution.
By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle
National assessment shows Oregon students falling behind in key subjects
Oregon is in the bottom half of states in reading and math scores among fourth and eighth graders in ‘the nation’s report card.’
Oregon officials scrambling to respond to Trump order freezing many federal funds
State programs including the Oregon Health Plan rely on federal money to operate.
For Gov. Kotek, natural resources adviser, water tops list of 2025 environmental priorities
Kotek says the state needs better water management, secure wildfire funding and policies that address the high energy needs of data centers.
Bill would pause new PERS investments in private fossil fuel funds for five years
Two Democratic state senators and the advocacy group Divest Oregon are backing a bill to curb fossil fuel investments in the state’s public pension system.
Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues
Lawmakers convene in Salem Tuesday for the start of the 2025 session, where they’ll work on a state budget and consider thousands of other bills.
New report scrutinizes lobbyists working for NW Natural gas and for public health, climate groups
Watchdog groups are calling for the state to require more transparency from lobbyists who work for fossil fuel companies as well as governments and environmental groups fighting against climate change.
Oregon snowfall projected to drop 50% by 2100 among findings in latest state climate report
The Seventh Oregon Climate Assessment from state and federal scientists and researchers evaluates the what the future could look like based on increasingly precise forecasts.
Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits
Oregon Republicans want to ban utilities from raising rates on customers if the companies have been involved in unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years.
Elizabeth Steiner sworn in as Oregon’s first female state treasurer
The former state senator was joined by former Govs. Barbara Roberts and Kate Brown while her friend, Gov. Tina Kotek, conducted the ceremony at the Oregon Historical Society Monday night in Portland