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Oregon Takes Action: Efforts Across the Globe to Fight Ocean Pollution

To reduce ocean pollution and protect the environment, more than 80 national and local governments across the planet have taken official action to ban throw-away plastic bags or to establish fees or taxes on such bags. State, county, and city governments in Oregon should follow their lead and ban the use of plastic grocery bags.

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Getting Off Oil

With oil companies taking greater and greater risks to satisfy the world’s demand for oil, the environmental toll of America’s oil dependence continues to rise. There are many technologies and policy tools, however, that can curb America’s dependence on oil.

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The Best of America Under Threat from Underfunding

As America’s greatest places are becoming more popular destinations, now is the time to ensure that national parks have the resources they need to sustain valuable visitor programs and services, maintain the quality of park facilities, ensure safety and promote park stewardship. Proposed budget cuts for the coming year will only add to the National Parks Service budget shortfalls, created by years of underfunding.

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Report shines spotlight on plastic pollution

Environment Oregon Preservation Associate Dave Mathews released a report highlighting the damage caused by plastic pollution and the steps that communities worldwide are taking to solve the problem. "Oregon Takes Action: Efforts Around the Globe to Fight Plastic Pollution" notes that 80 governments from Bangladesh to Portland have taken action to reduce consumption of disposable plastic bags.

A brighter future for wind and solar

By tapping the energy of the sun hitting the rooftops of America and the power of the wind blowing off our coasts and across the country, we can meet the energy needs of every household in the nation. New policies we helped win will bring us closer to realizing that potential by making it easier to build wind farms on and offshore, and to put solar panels on our roofs.

Fuel efficiency standards to double by 2025.

After Environment Oregon and our allies delivered more than 10,000 public comments in support of cleaner cars, the Obama administration announced that fuel-efficiency standards will double by 2025 to a fleetwide average of 54.5 mpg: the single biggest step this country has ever taken to end our addiction to oil and tackle global warming.

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