A package of Oregon bills focused on building climate resilience was estimated to cost roughly $20 million, but could unlock nearly $250 million in federal funding.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of bills remain stuck in legislative limbo as a Republican walkout in the Oregon Senate stretches into its fifth week. Among the stalled bills are several pieces of high-priority environmental legislation aimed at making the state’s buildings more resilient in the face of climate change.
Plenty of other major bills are also at risk of premature death, including bills tackling homelessness, education and the drug crisis, but the loss of the climate package could have an
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