Climate Change

Nearly 300 people submitted testimony in support of the Pause Act to stop new Treasury investments in private fossil fuel funds.

A new study reveals that butterfly populations in the U.S. declined by more than 20% from 2000 to 2020.

The states have collectively registered 3.3 million new electric vehicles in the last 12 years, fulfilling a 2013 agreement to do so by 2025.

Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally owned EV chargers will be turned off.

State environmental officials say Oregon once again has access to hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding aimed at climate action. That’s after the federal government froze the funds in January.

The federal EV tax credit, worth up to $7,500, saw big changes in 2024. For buyers, the credit typically became easier to get. But if their dealers skipped a step, it was a different story.

A 2023 law barring sale of fluorescent bulbs has schools wrestling with flickering lights – and major costs.

Gov. Tina Kotek talks to OPB about some of the top issues shaping Oregonians' lives today. Here’s what she told us about the state’s climate progress, how federal funding will affect Oregon’s goals, what climbing utility rates mean, what the state government can do, and more.

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

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.