For nearly a decade, tension has grown in Oregon between the desire for agricultural and wildlife conservation and the desire for renewable energy development. In 2023, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 3409, directing...more
Last month, the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) proposed changes to its rules on site certificate amendments in OAR 345 Division 27. These rules govern the process by which the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)...more
The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC or the Council), which oversees the siting of large-scale energy facilities including wind and solar power projects, voted late last month to finalize rulemaking to clarify...more
The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) oversees the siting of large-scale energy facilities like wind and solar power projects, which often include an associated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). BESS is a...more
4/15/2024
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The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC or the Council), which oversees the siting of large-scale energy facilities including wind and solar power projects, voted late last month to initiate rulemaking to clarify...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a new initiative to strengthen enforcement of its current respirable crystalline silica standards. Crystalline silica is a...more
- The new legislation strengthens and diversifies the state’s EJ task force, now termed the “EJ Council.”
- An EJ mapping tool will be created to provide geospatial information about EJ impacts to provide guidance for...more
On Thursday, June 4, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) directing federal agencies to broadly use their existing emergency authority to shorten permitting timelines for transportation infrastructure, civil...more