Fossil Fuels

Senate Bill 1187 would have made companies responsible for millions of metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution pay into a “climate superfund.”

Nearly 300 people submitted testimony in support of the Pause Act to stop new Treasury investments in private fossil fuel funds.

Oregon’s largest gas utility as well as a research institute have been added as two new defendants in Multnomah County’s $52 billion lawsuit against fossil fuel companies over the 2021 heat dome event.

NW Natural told Oregonians it had a new source of clean energy: renewable natural gas. Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how the company has, for years, perpetuated its core fossil fuel business while painting a picture of going green.

A coalition said the company should publicly disclose to consumers the health and climate risks of natural gas-burning appliances.

Multnomah County is seeking nearly $52 billion in damages and future costs for climate adaptation in a lawsuit that filed Thursday against more than a dozen fossil fuel companies to hold them accountable for the unprecedented heat dome event in 2021.

The challenge from the fossil fuel industry contends Portland’s policy violates the federal commerce law. Rule supporters say it’s needed to avoid an environmental disaster.

Portland City Council voted on Wednesday to limit the expansion of fossil fuel terminals in the city. Supporters say the move is a critical step in the city’s efforts to combat climate change and reduce the potential for an environmental catastrophe.

Portland leaders are poised to limit the expansion of fossil fuel terminals after years of legal challenges from industry groups.

America runs on diesel. It keeps freight moving, factories humming and farmers planting. But a surge in diesel prices is making everything more expensive.