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One of the Portland metro region’s largest employers now wants to hold a less-admirable top spot by more than doubling their current carbon emissions at their Washington County campus. Not on our watch.

This session, we faced new setbacks, distractions, and risks from wealthy corporations and the politicians that put profits over people. Still, Oregonians came together to make sure politicians cared for our communities, prioritized housing and transportation, and supported working lands stewards.

The county had rezoned 710 acres of rangeland for sprawling residential development, potentially impacting the farmability of nearby land in violation of state land use law.

A joint statement from our executive director and deputy director on dangerous UGB expansion loopholes that pull focus from practical, useful solutions to our housing crisis.

The land use system covers more than just our terrestrial borders – nearshore ocean resources are also protected under Goal 19. They’re about to get stronger if we can pass HB 4132.

A visionary bill that would connect Portland and Salem by public rail is at risk of stalling out in committee as Oregon’s legislative session rapidly nears a close. We’re hustling to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Cassie Wilson’s research in the 2023 Gerhardt Report establishes a detailed throughline and narrative between our last major transportation package, HB 2017, and the present as Oregon prepares for a 2025 transportation package.

Oregon’s 2024 legislative short session began on February 5, lasting five weeks. Top on our agenda is housing, specifically ensuring that a housing bill passes that focuses on what matters: using an effective and efficient approach to building housing within existing UGBs, where people have access to the best quality of life possible.

Testifying on the 2024 housing bill? Join us in asking politicians to prioritize affordable housing in livable neighborhoods, so that Oregonians who need housing don’t get pushed away from their communities (again).

Ahead of the legislative session, we’re advocating for a housing bill that prioritizes our communities, not profit. That means investing in the missing piece within our UGBs: infrastructure. It’s not flashy, but it’s smart.