The Oregon Conservation Network
More than 40 groups working together on shared environmental priorities
latest in Oregon
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
The Oregon Conservation Network
Oregon's 2010 special legislative session began February 1 and lasted less than four weeks. During the session the Oregon Conservation Network won on two of its three Priorities for a Healthy Oregon:
(1) Protect our children from Bisphenol A (BPA)
Loss: Failed on Senate floor
Ban Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastics that has been linked to negative health effects, from baby bottles and children's food containers sold in Oregon. Read more.
(2) Build livable communities across Oregon
Victory: On Governor's desk
Direct Oregon's six major metropolitan areas to develop plans to broaden transportation choices while meeting greenhouse-gas reduction targets. Read more.
(3) Protect Oregon's coast from oil and gas exploration
Victory: On Governor's desk
Make permanent the moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in Oregon's coastal waters that expired at the beginning of this year. Read more.
About OCN
The Oregon Conservation Network (OCN) is an OLCV Education Fund-coordinated coalition of more than 40 Oregon conservation organizations who work together in the Oregon Legislature on shared Priorities for a Healthy Oregon.
