Industry groups raise concerns about Oregon's Climate Protection Program

 Oregon’s Climate Protection Program was established in 2021 to place a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels throughout the state. The program hadn’t gone into effect for most natural gas customers until November 2025. Natural gas users must use less natural gas, or face higher costs. 

Many environmentalists are happy with the program and its progress towards reducing carbon emissions, but many policymakers view the program as flawed. Nigel Jaquiss, the senior investigative reporter at the Oregon Journalism Project, has been looking into this program, and how the climate policy is affecting businesses throughout the state.

Editor's note: This description and headline has been updated to more accurately describe Oregon's Climate Protection Program's impact on industrial and commercial users of natural gas.

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