This fall, DEQ staff joined over 70 others in a multi-day Carbon and Culture Symposium, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) First Foods Policy Program. After two years in the making, their idea of a gathering focused on Indigenous land stewardship and carbon management came to fruition in the beautiful settingContinue reading “Carbon and Culture: Indigenous land stewardship and carbon management”
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Oregon DEQ stands against EPA’s Endangerment Finding proposal
OMSI ScienceFest 2025: Community Engagement and Learning
On the weekend of Sept. 13th and 14th, 11 DEQ staff members joined organizations from across the city and state at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry to celebrate ScienceFest, OMSI’s annual celebration of scientists, engineers and innovators who are inspiring future generations. DEQ was one of dozens of vendors, ranging from assistive livingContinue reading “OMSI ScienceFest 2025: Community Engagement and Learning”
Empowering Communities: Highlights from the National Climate Planning Summit in Portland
Photo caption: Climate planners board the electric school bus that was generously offered as transport from Beaverton School District. Climate planners came together in Portland this July to continue learning from one another, building momentum for collaboration, and charting paths forward for this work even in uncertain times. Oregon did not disappoint. The gathering beganContinue reading “Empowering Communities: Highlights from the National Climate Planning Summit in Portland “
Meet Oregon DEQ’s Public Service Champions
On May 9, DEQ Director Leah Feldon, celebrated Public Service Recognition Week nominees during the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission meeting in Bend, Oregon. This year, DEQ selected three Public Service Ambassadors: Amanda Ingmire, Kara Master and Erica Timm out of a total of eight nominees.
How the AQI Helps Oregonians Stay Safe
Last week we celebrated National Air Quality Awareness Week. Today, the air in Oregon is “good,” according to the air quality index. That wasn’t always the case. Even outside of wildfire season, there have been times throughout Oregon’s history when the air was hazardous to breathe. In fact, in 1980, only 30% of Oregonians livedContinue reading “How the AQI Helps Oregonians Stay Safe”
Meet Yulia Shipulina: Championing Pollution Prevention at DEQ
Yulia Shipulina has joined the Department of Environmental Quality as a temporary fellow, in partnership with Oregon Sea Grant, to further develop our pollution prevention, or P2, projects in DEQ’s Land Quality Division. The P2 projects she’ll work on are funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and managed by Lisa Cox, our Senior ToxicsContinue reading “Meet Yulia Shipulina: Championing Pollution Prevention at DEQ”
Climate Protection Program back in action in Oregon
Oregon has reinstated its Climate Protection Program. The Environmental Quality Commission adopted the Climate Protection Program in November 2024. So, DEQ Climate Protection Manager Nicole Singh joined the GreenState podcast to explain how the program aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon over the next 25 years. “It’s an ambitious program,” Singh saidContinue reading “Climate Protection Program back in action in Oregon”
Oregon’s CAAP initiative, a new approach to community air monitoring
Community Air Action Planning, or CAAP, is a new pilot program led by DEQ’s Air Quality Division. This pilot program takes a place-based approach to improving communities’ air quality knowledge and capacity for collective action. DEQ worked with a steering committee of advocates, community-based organizations, and state and local government representatives to design the program’s framework.
Oregon’s efforts to address climate change get nearly $200M boost in federal funds
Funds will advance Oregon’s efforts to meet climate goals On July 22, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the State of Oregon will receive $197 million from the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Director Leah Feldon said, “This is an immense honor and demonstration of trust from EPAContinue reading “Oregon’s efforts to address climate change get nearly $200M boost in federal funds”