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Lights Out on Lighting Efficiency?

Some groups say a proposed rollback cost consumers billion—and could have serious environmental consequences

On Feb. 28, the Department of Energy held a public meeting to announce its plan to revoke Obama-era rules that required higher energy efficiency standards for lighting. According to Environment Oregon, the rollbacks, if approved, would result in an additional 34 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 2025. The Appliance Standards […]

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When every drop Count$

Proposed changes to the Clean Water Act could affect the health of rivers—and drinking water in Central Oregon and nationwide

Flint, Mich. might be considered the modern-day poster child for contaminated water; images of murky brown fluids, pouring out of taps like chocolate pudding, splattered all over the news. Then-President Barack Obama called a state of emergency over the city’s water supply. Children contracted mysterious illnesses. Lead, byproducts of disinfectants and a cancer-causing slurry of […]

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