Eager to see progress on Portland’s climate goals, environmental advocates are urging Portland’s Charter Review Commission to propose a charter amendment that would oppose the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the city. Advocates believe the ongoing charter review process is an opportunity to strengthen Portland’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and advance its climate goals. “This is not a radical shift, and it's not banning all fossil fuel use tomorrow, but rather something.
The Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) could soon be distributing large amounts of its yearly grant funding to government agencies and for-profit businesses along with community-based nonprofits, according to proposed program changes introduced by Portland City Commissioner Carmen Rubio Thursday. PCEF supporters believe the proposed changes maintain the integrity of the program’s mission while being responsive to the urgency of climate change. Established by ballot measure in 2018, PCEF uses a surcharge on large retailers.
But is the era of approving almost every ballot measure with a new bond or tax increase for public services, from schools to the fire department, ending?
As a bomb cyclone brought whipping winds and heavy rains Sunday and Monday through Clark County, more than 5,000 residents lost power, according to Clark Public Utilities.
Storm causes power outages, landslides in Clark County By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter, and
Published: January 13, 2021, 8:12pm
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4 Photos Stormy winter weather caused a small landslide Wednesday about a half-mile southeast of Daybreak Bridge in the 24700 block of Northeast 92nd Avenue in Battle Ground. Clark County Public Works crews planned to close Northeast Manley Road near where it becomes 92nd Avenue. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
An overnight storm left a wake of disruptions in Southwest Washington and the Portland metro area Wednesday, with numerous power outages and landslides impeding traffic in Clark County and into the Columbia River Gorge and toward the Oregon Coast.