Reimagining Plastic Waste Disposal
Historically, millions of tons of plastics collected for recycling in America and Europe were sent to China to be processed into raw materials for use by various industries. While it was not widely known, [...]
Historically, millions of tons of plastics collected for recycling in America and Europe were sent to China to be processed into raw materials for use by various industries. While it was not widely known, [...]
The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) is pleased to announce it will soon begin accepting applications for its new Community Renewable Energy Grant Program. ODOE is making $12 million available to support planning and construction [...]
Upon recommendation of the AOC Natural Resource Steering Committee, the AOC Legislative Committee unanimously supported House Bills 2520 and 3221, which further the association’s renewable energy development principles and give Oregon’s local governments pathways [...]
Following years of interim stakeholder engagement on the modernization of Oregon’s recycling system, the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment teed up the official legislative conversation on policy options for the implementation during a [...]
With every session that follows an election, new members join the Legislature and a new set of committees are formed. Following a turbulent year, with a series of ongoing emergency issues, legislative leadership created [...]
Contact: Mike McArthur (541) 980-2089 frontieradvocates@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Dalles, Ore. (October 22, 2020) -- The Community Renewable Energy Association (CREA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike McArthur as executive director. [...]
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced the DEQ Materials Management application deadline has been extended until Friday, October 30, 2020. Grant applications and instructions are available on the Oregon Department of Environmental [...]
In a housing crisis, where 2019 fourth quarter Census reports estimate rental vacancy rates in Oregon to be 3.4 percent and homeowner vacancy rate at one percent, a small, but impactful solution may be on [...]
With less than three weeks left in the 35-day Legislative Session, the complexities of politics and process are growing, causing tension to heighten for lawmakers, lobbyists, and Oregonians. At the epicenter of the conflict [...]
Tuesday, lawmakers accepted public testimony on a bill to continue state support to very low-income homeowners as they experience hardships related to septic system failure in the House committee on water. Each year, over 10 [...]