Energy, Environment, and Land Use Update – June 30
In what looks to be the second to the last week in the legislative session, there was a great deal more clarity in the fates of the remaining bills tracked by the Energy, Environment and [...]
In what looks to be the second to the last week in the legislative session, there was a great deal more clarity in the fates of the remaining bills tracked by the Energy, Environment and [...]
There has not been a lot of movement on any bills that Energy, Environment, and Land Use (EELU) endorsed this week but a couple of agency budgets continued to move. BIOMASS The -6 amendments of [...]
The Department of Environmental Quality has invited the public to provide input on a list of priority water quality standards review and revision projects that the agency should initiate over the next three years. DEQ’s public [...]
The Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program has posted a list of grant applications received for the 2017 cycle. The list and all applications can be found here. The applications are currently under review. Award [...]
Governor Kate Brown recently announced Oregon will join founding members of the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) and Ocean Acidification Alliance (OA Alliance) in committing to fighting climate change and the related impacts to ocean species [...]
There has not been a great deal of movement on Energy, Environment & Land Use (EELU) bills this week but a couple of agency budgets continued to move. BIOMASS Senate Bill (SB) 634 states that [...]
A couple of bills AOC Energy, Environment, and Land Use (EELU) Steering Committee is advocating for were sidelined, one continues to wait, and a couple of agency budgets began to move. BIOMASS Senate Bill (SB) [...]
LC 3549 is Intended to Replace Business Income Taxes The Joint Committee on Tax Reform unveiled the first draft of a business tax system to replace the current set of state corporate and business taxes. [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is accepting applications for its Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program, which provides increased access to education, training, and healthcare resources in rural areas. The Distance Learning and [...]
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is providing public notice of the proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 1200-Z Industrial Stormwater Discharge General Permit. This NPDES permit regulates the discharge of stormwater runoff from [...]