We like to think we are special, that we live in a bubble, but Oregon is not immune. Big money is influencing politics and has intersected with environmental policies here in Oregon. Our campaign finance system is broken, and that has affected Oregon’s efforts to safeguard clean air laws like the Clean Fuels Standard. In […]
The article below was originally published on March 31 in The Oregonian by Denis Theriault. Of all coverage on the oil industry dropping its ballot measure fight, this piece is the only one featuring quotes by Paul Romain, a lobbyist representing Oregon gas stations and fuel distributors. Romain asserts that clean fuels must be amended […]
This article was originally published March 31 in Sustainable Business Oregon, a digital newsletter by the Portland Business Journal. Oregon is the first state in the nation to have legislatively adopted and now defended a clean fuels program. Even more exciting – Oregon is part of a west coast block stretching from California to British […]
The following story was originally reported on OPB Northwest News by Chris Lehman: “The oil industry said it’s backing down from an effort to overturn Oregon’s clean fuels law at the ballot. Instead, the Oregon Fuels Association will try to get lawmakers to modify the law when they renew debate on a highway funding plan in 2017. […]