What climate policies did – and didn’t – pass the Oregon Legislature

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What climate policies did – and didn’t – pass the Oregon Legislature

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Published on Jun 30, 2025, 1:12:46 PM
Total time: 00:14:25

Episode Description

The Oregon Legislature wrapped up the 2025 regular session on Sunday. Lawmakers passed bills that addressed utility rate hikes, large energy users like data centers and microgrids for local electricity generation, among other environmental issues. But some advocates think lawmakers didn't go far enough in advancing the state's carbon-cutting goals.

 

Nora Apter is the Oregon director for Climate Solutions, a regional nonprofit that advocates for climate policy. She joins us to talk about what lawmakers did – and didn’t  – pass in terms of climate legislation and how federal rollbacks of environmental protections could impact the state’s climate goals. 

 

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