Governor Kotek Signs Executive Order to Speed Clean Energy Transition; Republican Lawmaker Calls It a Costly, Bad Deal for Families

Governor Kotek signs executive order to speed clean energy transition; Republican lawmaker calls it a costly, bad deal for families

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) - Governor Tina Kotek signed Executive Order 25-29 on Wednesday saying the goal is "to increase the pace and scale of Oregon’s response to reducing carbon pollution while strengthening grid reliability and energy affordability." On Thursday, Republican state Senator David Brock Smith of Port Orford fired back, saying the governor's move will

Kotek Order Ties Resilient Land to Healthy Economies

A new executive order from Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek directs state agencies to put more energy towards making the state’s ecosystems and economies more resilient to climate change. The order sets a decade-long goal to protect and restore an additional 10% of the state’s lands and waters. Nils Christoffersen, executive director of with Wallowa Resources, a nonprofit based in Northeast Oregon, is encouraged by the governor’s order for its strong visi…

Gov. Kotek orders state agencies to move faster on clean energy projects, electrification

Gov. Tina Kotek wants state agencies to move faster to address climate change, ensure more longterm renewable energy power that is cheap and reliable for Oregonians and fill in gaps from federal disinvestment from clean energy projects. To do so, Kotek on Wednesday issued an executive order directing state agencies to speed up energy project permitting and processes to connect renewable energy to the state’s electric grid for the long haul. She …