Oregon utility warns of future rate hikes due to green mandates By EPN Staff Key Points PacifiCorp warned regulators that meeting Oregon’s aggressive clean-energy timelines under HB 2021 would cause “severe affordability impacts” for customers, given c... Read more Fix the forests, protect the grid By Randy Howard Key Points The “Fix Our Forests Act” (HR 471) is positioned as a shift from reactive firefighting to proactive risk reduction, especially by streamlining hazard-tree remova... Read more Next-generation geothermal technology to provide cheap, carbon-free electricity By EPN Staff Key Points Next-generation enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could deliver reliable, carbon-free baseload electricity at roughly 5¢ per kWh, far below current U.S. average ret... Read more Prescribed fire is a critical, but underused, conservation tool By Jonathan Wood Key Points Prescribed fire is essential for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, reducing wildfire fuel loads, improving habitat, and preventing catastrophic megafires—far o... Read more Fix Our Forests Act aims to streamline how US mitigates wildfire risk By EPN Staff Key Points The Fix Our Forests Act (S. 1462), led by Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), advanced out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on an 18-5 vote, aiming to modernize federal wil... Read more Study: Wildfire smoke-induced deaths match auto crash fatalities By EPN Staff Key Points Stanford researchers estimate wildfire smoke kills about 40,000 Americans per year, comparable to deaths from car crashes or homicides. Although western ... Read more DOJ targets California’s truck emission rules By EPN staff Key Points The DOJ is suing to block California’s truck emission standards, arguing they are preempted by federal law after EPA waivers were revoked. ... Read more Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
Fix the forests, protect the grid By Randy Howard Key Points The “Fix Our Forests Act” (HR 471) is positioned as a shift from reactive firefighting to proactive risk reduction, especially by streamlining hazard-tree remova... Read more Next-generation geothermal technology to provide cheap, carbon-free electricity By EPN Staff Key Points Next-generation enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could deliver reliable, carbon-free baseload electricity at roughly 5¢ per kWh, far below current U.S. average ret... Read more Prescribed fire is a critical, but underused, conservation tool By Jonathan Wood Key Points Prescribed fire is essential for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, reducing wildfire fuel loads, improving habitat, and preventing catastrophic megafires—far o... Read more Fix Our Forests Act aims to streamline how US mitigates wildfire risk By EPN Staff Key Points The Fix Our Forests Act (S. 1462), led by Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), advanced out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on an 18-5 vote, aiming to modernize federal wil... Read more Study: Wildfire smoke-induced deaths match auto crash fatalities By EPN Staff Key Points Stanford researchers estimate wildfire smoke kills about 40,000 Americans per year, comparable to deaths from car crashes or homicides. Although western ... Read more DOJ targets California’s truck emission rules By EPN staff Key Points The DOJ is suing to block California’s truck emission standards, arguing they are preempted by federal law after EPA waivers were revoked. ... Read more Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
Next-generation geothermal technology to provide cheap, carbon-free electricity By EPN Staff Key Points Next-generation enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) could deliver reliable, carbon-free baseload electricity at roughly 5¢ per kWh, far below current U.S. average ret... Read more Prescribed fire is a critical, but underused, conservation tool By Jonathan Wood Key Points Prescribed fire is essential for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, reducing wildfire fuel loads, improving habitat, and preventing catastrophic megafires—far o... Read more Fix Our Forests Act aims to streamline how US mitigates wildfire risk By EPN Staff Key Points The Fix Our Forests Act (S. 1462), led by Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), advanced out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on an 18-5 vote, aiming to modernize federal wil... Read more Study: Wildfire smoke-induced deaths match auto crash fatalities By EPN Staff Key Points Stanford researchers estimate wildfire smoke kills about 40,000 Americans per year, comparable to deaths from car crashes or homicides. Although western ... Read more DOJ targets California’s truck emission rules By EPN staff Key Points The DOJ is suing to block California’s truck emission standards, arguing they are preempted by federal law after EPA waivers were revoked. ... Read more Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
Prescribed fire is a critical, but underused, conservation tool By Jonathan Wood Key Points Prescribed fire is essential for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, reducing wildfire fuel loads, improving habitat, and preventing catastrophic megafires—far o... Read more Fix Our Forests Act aims to streamline how US mitigates wildfire risk By EPN Staff Key Points The Fix Our Forests Act (S. 1462), led by Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), advanced out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on an 18-5 vote, aiming to modernize federal wil... Read more Study: Wildfire smoke-induced deaths match auto crash fatalities By EPN Staff Key Points Stanford researchers estimate wildfire smoke kills about 40,000 Americans per year, comparable to deaths from car crashes or homicides. Although western ... Read more DOJ targets California’s truck emission rules By EPN staff Key Points The DOJ is suing to block California’s truck emission standards, arguing they are preempted by federal law after EPA waivers were revoked. ... Read more Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon
Fix Our Forests Act aims to streamline how US mitigates wildfire risk By EPN Staff Key Points The Fix Our Forests Act (S. 1462), led by Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), advanced out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on an 18-5 vote, aiming to modernize federal wil... Read more Study: Wildfire smoke-induced deaths match auto crash fatalities By EPN Staff Key Points Stanford researchers estimate wildfire smoke kills about 40,000 Americans per year, comparable to deaths from car crashes or homicides. Although western ... Read more DOJ targets California’s truck emission rules By EPN staff Key Points The DOJ is suing to block California’s truck emission standards, arguing they are preempted by federal law after EPA waivers were revoked. ... Read more Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon
Study: Wildfire smoke-induced deaths match auto crash fatalities By EPN Staff Key Points Stanford researchers estimate wildfire smoke kills about 40,000 Americans per year, comparable to deaths from car crashes or homicides. Although western ... Read more DOJ targets California’s truck emission rules By EPN staff Key Points The DOJ is suing to block California’s truck emission standards, arguing they are preempted by federal law after EPA waivers were revoked. ... Read more Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon
DOJ targets California’s truck emission rules By EPN staff Key Points The DOJ is suing to block California’s truck emission standards, arguing they are preempted by federal law after EPA waivers were revoked. ... Read more Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon
Colorado pushes recycling accountability with EPR program By EPN Staff Key Points The state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law shifts the $310 million annual cost of recycling from municipalities to packaging produ... Read more States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon
States take the lead on expediting electric transmission By EPN Staff With federal permitting reform stalled in Congress, several U.S. states have launched their own initiatives to accelerate high-voltage transmission development. These acti... Read more Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon
Feds OK new small modular nuclear reactor design By EPN Staff The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the United States’ second Small Modular Reactor design, an important step in a still fledgling sector of U.S. nuclear development. ... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Oregon
