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Vote for the environment, Vote the entire ballot.

Take the Pledge!

This is a critical election year for Oregon, and the environment is at stake from the very top to the very bottom of the ballot.

OLCV Education Fund is asking every Oregon voter to vote for the environment, and vote the entire ballot. One of the most important environmental votes is at the end of the...

The Summer Conversation Series has wrapped up. Over the summer, Oregonians like yourself have attended forums around the state to discuss environmental issues your communities have identified as top-tier concerns: energy, jobs, balanced growth and toxics.

The conversations--twelve all together--have been interesting and productive, with elected lawmakers listening to and engaging with citizens. Here are some of the...

Join Oregonians around the state and make your voice heard on top environmental concerns.

The Summer Conversation Series is in full swing! Hosted by the Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, this statewide series of forums is connecting communities with each other, relevant experts, and elected lawmakers to talk about what Oregonians have identified as top environmental issues:

  • Job creation through renewable energy made in the USA
  • Reducing...

As summer is upon us, the Oregon Conservation Network, Oregon’s Largest Environmental Coalition, is in the process of choosing its “Priorities for a Healthy Oregon” for the 2011 session. As we make these decisions, we are all very aware of the tough choices Oregon is facing, and looking for innovative solutions to help the State meet its...

Legislative work happens year-round, whether the Legislature is in session or not.

During Oregon’s 2010 Legislative Special Session in February, the Oregon Conservation Network passed two of its three Priorities for a Healthy Oregon. Read more about what happened duing the last session. 

You might not be thinking about the next session, but we are. 

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February 25, 2010

The Oregon Conservation Network claims victory, cites disappointment

Significant progress and one perplexing loss mark February session

SALEM, OR – The Oregon Conservation Network won on two out of three of its Priorities for a Healthy Oregon for the 2010...

The Oregon House today voted 31-27 to pass Senate Bill 1059, which will assist Oregon's major metro areas in developing healthy, climate-friendly transportation plans.

The bill, which incorporates the recommendations of a task force that the 2009 legislature established, was one of the Oregon Conservation Network's three Priorities for a Healthy Oregon this session. It is now...

Senate Bill 1059, which would assist Oregon's major metro areas in developing healthy, climate-friendly transportation plans, passed the Oregon Senate today on a 17-13 vote.  

The bill, which incorporates the recommendations of a task force that the 2009 legislature established, is one of the Oregon Conservation Network's three Priorities for a Healthy Oregon this session....

Bill to protect coastal communities, local jobs and pristine beaches now heads to governor's desk.

A bill that extends Oregon’s moratorium on offshore drilling for ten more years passed the Oregon Senate today with a vote of 22-8.

House Bill 3613, sponsored by Rep. Ben Cannon (D-Portland), protects Oregon’s coast from the threat of offshore oil and gas exploration for the next ten years, preserving coastal jobs and businesses which depend on more than $1 billion a...

The Oregon Senate today narrowly voted against Senate Bill 1032, which would have banned the potentially harmful chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) from baby bottles and sippy cups.

Three Democrats sided with every Republican in a 15-15 vote against the bill--despite the accumulating evidence that BPA negatively affects childrens' brains, behavior, and prostate glands, and the fact that...

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