Opponents of Climate Protection Program Ask Court to Halt Oregon Controversial Emissions Reduction Regulation
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This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. A broad coalition of business, utility and labor groups filed a lawsuit April 16 in the Oregon Court of Appeals, seeking to block implementation of the Climate Protection Program, the state’s emissions reduction plan. In their lawsuit, attorneys for the more than two dozen plaintiffs, including manufacturers, trade associations, labor unions, and suppliers of natural gas and propane, ask the court to “decide whether this sweeping regulatory program oversteps the Environmental Quality Commission’s limited authority under Oregon law.” The Climate Protection Program aims to reduce carbon emissions from the burning of transportation fuels, propane and natural gas. The program’s goals are to reduce emissions 50% from a 2017–19 baseline by 2035 and 90% by 2050.
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1 eventOpponents of Climate Protection Program Ask Court to Halt Oregon Controversial Emissions Reduction Regulation
This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. A broad coalition of business, utility and labor groups filed a lawsuit April 16 in the Oregon Court of Appeals, seeking to block implementation of the Climate Protection Program, the state’s emissions reduction plan. In their lawsuit, attorneys for the more than two dozen plaintiffs, including manufacturers, trade associations, labor unions, and suppliers of natural gas and propane, ask the court to “decide whether this sweeping regulatory program oversteps the Environmental Quality Commission’s limited authority under Oregon law.” The Climate Protection Program aims to reduce carbon emissions from the burning of transportation fuels, propane and natural gas. The program’s goals are to