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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 23, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: Rommel Mendoza rommel@sunstonestrategies.com 714-472-1561 Portland, OR – A new report released today by the Sierra Club and Breach...

This week, Eugene and Portland city councils voted to ban (or strongly discourage) non-disclosure agreements with data center developers. After more than 70 people showed up to the Eugene City...

**Join us this Wednesday to urge Portland City Council to pass an ordinance prohibiting the city from entering into NDAs with data center developers.** The city’s current NDA resolution “urges the Ci...

‘The moral of the story is, trying to bypass communities in developing these data centers is not working, and they’re going to take it to the polls,’ said one expert, Josh Marcus reports

People from across the state went to the Capitol in Salem to remind Oregon legislators that we needed a data center moratorium, like, yesterday.

New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.

Innovative tech from U.K.-based Arkaya Energy cools fresh milk and redirects the resulting heat, saving Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers more than $90,000…

A judge found Denver's building standards were not preempted by federal law.

Heat pumps don’t emit pollution and can reduce home utility bills. They’d be ubiquitous appliances for home heating and cooling if their installation costs could be slashed. A larger, more knowledgeab...

DHS sent undercover agents to meetings, infiltrated chats and obtained financial records in vast operation into groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown

Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took of...

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts

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How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution

The Department of Energy recently announced new guidance that prevents “fuel switching,” scrambling the state’s first-ever electrification program.

Cooking on natural gas stoves is a major source of indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure and may contribute to asthma exacerbations.

The study was conducted by MetroHealth and Case Western Reserve University.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld New York’s All-Electric Building Act, confirming state power over fossil fuel appliances in new buildings and establishing a legal prec…

California’s push to electrify appliances got a major boost from two federal courts.

A new report finds that mentioning all-electric heat pumps in real estate listings delivers a sales premium. But most agents don't note the appliance.

Oregon college student Ukiah Halloran-Steiner says surviving the 2021 heat dome inspired her to push for stronger climate action as extreme heat returns.

Funding gaps remain the biggest obstacle to helping vulnerable Oregonians survive extreme temperatures.

Julian Balsley

Right now, the Trump administration is treating people as expendable putting polluters first while our communities pay the price. They’re gutting protections that keep our air and water safe,…

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