Clean Energy

Oregon’s clean energy bill, which is one of the most ambitious timelines for eliminating carbon dioxide emissions in the country, was signed by Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday.

Portland City Council greenlit the first round of grants from the Portland Clean Energy Fund Thursday, approving a total of $8.6 million for a slate of projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gases and advancing racial justice.

Measure 26-201 would levy a 1 percent tax on revenue large retailers make in Portland to fund renewable energy projects and job training.

Called the "100 by 50 Act," it aims to run 100 percent of the country on clean and renewable energy by 2050.

Two Northwest governors are among the 17 state executives to sign onto a newly announced clean-energy agreement.