Council Watch: Banking on brownfields
Portland considers a tax incentive program to ready polluted properties for development.
Energy and Environment
In Eastern Oregon, Tension with Salmon Protection
Trump’s pledge to roll back regulations was the main reason that rancher Todd Nash, Commissioner of Wallowa County in Eastern Oregon, voted for Trump.
State ups ante on safeguarding workers from toxic chemicals
Workers are poised to receive better protection against exposure to two toxic substances, as an agency prepares to move on a long-awaited plan to change outdated standards that fail to shield employees from carcinogens known to cause serious illnesses and even death.
Oregon missing from new U.S. climate alliance
The governors of California, Washington and New York have formed the United States Climate Alliance in response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.
Carbon pricing in doubt as business support fractures
The business community is more divided on carbon pricing than ever before.
Launch: Greening the foundation, startup tips, where they are now
Greening the Foundation As a child growing up in rural Indiana, Doug Krause witnessed what would become the inspiration for an innovative new wind-energy technology. Week after week, he watched workers pour concrete foundations to form a base for wind turbines on a local wind farm. “That was a eureka — sitting in a corn … Read more
