DATE: September 20, 2024
TO: All League Members
FROM: Lisa Bentson, President, LWVOR
Jean Pierce, Chair, Action Committee
Claudia Keith, Coordinator, Climate Emergency Portfolio
Time is running out to restore Oregon's Climate Protection Program (CPP)! You can help hold polluters accountable and tackle climate change. Take action with us.
Submit public comments to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) by 4PM, next Friday, 9/27.
DEQ has also invited the public to deliver testimony on the CPP on Thursday, 9/26 from 3:20-5:20 PM. Zoom link.
The Climate Protection Program will cut fossil fuel emissions by 90% by 2050, and invest upwards of $150 million annually in clean energy projects in Oregon communities. Use our coalition letter to tell DEQ to restore the CPP without delay!
The CPP was derailed last year after the oil and gas industry sued to overturn the program. With just a few days left to comment, it's essential to ACT NOW!
Tell DEQ to restore an ambitious Climate Protection Program that:
Delivers climate justice by maintaining a strong Community Climate Investment program
Follows the science by upholding a science-based emissions cap and requiring immediate compliance
Holds industrial polluters accountable to mandatory declining emissions reductions
LWVOR is deeply committed to addressing climate issues in Oregon. Whether it's the need for cleaner air, the protection of our natural resources, advancing environmental justice for Oregonians hardest hit by climate related disasters, or the creation of sustainable jobs, your voice matters. You can read the latest LWVOR testimony on the CPP here.
Please note that League members are invited to submit testimony as individuals, not as representatives of the League.
The League of Women Voters of Oregon is a member of the Coalition for Climate & Economic Justice.
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