Oregon Environmental Council

Programs

1. Climate protectionoec identifies and promotes solutions to address climate change, including investments and policies that reduce emissions and increase resilience to ever-worsening climate impacts. In fy24-25, we participated in a nearly year-long rule advisory committee that resulted in re-adoption of oregons climate protection program, a hallmark initiative that reduces emission across major sources of climate pollution and also creates community climate investments that benefit vulnerable communities.oec secured $15 million for the healthy homes program to help low-income oregonians remove toxic materials like asbestos and lead from their homes as well as lower home energy bills. Oec also helped secure an offshore wind roadmap to include community and tribal engagement, requirements for utilities to provide more updates on regional transmission, and a law that will increase construction of energy storage systems. Oec served on the oregon climate commission and the clean tech task force.oec helped plan and launch the inaugural oregon clean grid summit that convened stakeholders from business, nonprofit, development, and governmental sectors. We developed the e-forward education…

   $674,331 spentof which $99,100 as grants
   46% of program spending

2. Transportation solutionsoec promotes clean, healthy, safe, and equitable transportation solutions that connect people to the goods and services they need to thrive. In the year ending march 31, 2025, we co-led the move oregon forward coalition of over 50 partner organizations to advance clean, safe, affordable and accessible transportation solutions. Oec also participated in the metro technical advisory committee, supporting regional transportation planning. Oec serves on the clean and just transportation network, a statewide collaboration to advance transportation electrification and secure sustainable funding for a more equitable transportation system. We support transportation electrification, including through advocating for funding to help low- and moderate-income oregonians afford new and used electric vehicles, and to electrify school buses and medium and heavy duty vehicles. We also supported the states efforts to leverage federal inflation reduction act investments for transportation electrification, and launched the e-forward education and outreach campaign to provide information to communities throughout the state on how to access incentives that support electric…

   $342,182 spent
   23% of program spending

3. Environmental healthoec works to reduce peoples exposure to toxic chemicals found in the natural and built environment, especially children (who are particularly vulnerable) and people of color and low-income communities (who are disproportionately exposed). During the fiscal year ending march 31, 2025, we successfully launched an advocacy campaign in the legislature to secure new protections for firefighters and other emergency responders by phasing out the use of pfas-laden firefighting foam. We also developed a robust public education campaign explaining the health impacts of pfas, and where this forever chemical is found in common consumer goods. Additionally in fy 24-25, oec supported successful adoption of the right-to-repair law, which reduces tons of e-waste from state landfills each year, increases affordability for consumers, and supports small business repair shops and stem jobs, including in rural communities.oec participated in the regularly scheduled rules advisory committee to update the toxic free kids act to ensure that an expanded list of chemicals of concern were added to the program. We participated in a national conference and helped convene a regional…

   $247,629 spent
   17% of program spending

4. Clean and plentiful wateroec works to protect the health of oregon's waterways and keep drinking water safe in rural and urban communities. During this fiscal year, we served on a year-long rules advisory committee for the oregon water resources department that successfully resulted in new protections for groundwater allocation. This will allow more sustainable use of groundwater and protection of surface water. Oec also served on state advisory bodies related to clean drinking water and water infrastructure upgrades. We co-led the oregon water partnership coalition. Oec continued serving on the lower umatilla groundwater management advisory committee as a lead environmental and rural partnerships voice. We also supported development of the states nitrate reduction plan, and worked with state agencies to strengthen their inter-agency communication, especially around groundwater quality and quantity concerns.

   $196,726 spent
   13% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,460,868.