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Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Biennial Report to the Legislature Shows Oregon Not on Track to Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals

The preliminary 2019 sector-based emissions data included in the Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Biennial Report the Legislature exceed the state’s 2020 emissions reduction target by 26 percent or 13 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

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Energy Facility Siting Council to Hold Special Virtual Meeting November 25

Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will hold a special virtual meeting on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. The meeting is a continuation of Council’s regularly scheduled meeting that was held November 19-20, 2020, during which Council was unable to complete its agenda.

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Oregon Department of Energy Biennial Report Puts Spotlight on State's Energy Landscape

The Oregon Department of Energy published its 2020 Biennial Energy Report on November 1, with a focus on fundamental information about energy in Oregon as well as on emerging energy issues, from microgrids and energy resilience to transportation fuels to the effects of COVID-19 and climate change on the energy sector.

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Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board to Meet Virtually October 29

The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board will hold a virtual meeting on October 29, 2020. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude after the public comment period beginning at 1:15 that afternoon. Public attendance and participation are encouraged.

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Oregon Department of Energy to Host Public Meetings September 30 on Chemical Waste Management Risk Assessment and Corrective Action Plan

The Oregon Department of Energy will hold two public meetings on September 30, 2020 to discuss Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest’s risk assessment and corrective action plan following ODOE’s February Notice of Violation to the company for illegal disposal of radioactive materials in an Arlington landfill.

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Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet July 23-24, Plus Special Meeting July 20

The public meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday and 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Prior to the regularly scheduled meeting, EFSC will hold a special meeting where the one agenda item will be the public hearing on the Draft Proposed Order for the Obsidian Solar Center at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20.

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