by Ty Davison | May 28, 2025 | News & Commentary
\Beginning in 2027, Senate Bill 551 will ensure that retailers and restaurants can’t offer any form of plastic bags to customers at check out. That’s already true for most single-use plastic bags because of a bill lawmakers passed in 2019. But the law left open the...
by Ty Davison | Apr 3, 2025 | News & Commentary
Portland councilors explore climate tax increase to stave off looming cuts to parks, public safety – oregonlive.com: Three members of the Portland City Council are exploring a potential increase of a tax on large retailers that bankrolls the city’s lucrative...
by Ty Davison | Mar 24, 2025 | News & Commentary
U.S. Supreme Court ruling ends Oregon youth climate case – oregonlive.com: Attorney Julia Olson, chief legal counsel of Our Children’s Trust who filed the suit in Eugene, said in a statement that the suit “sparked a global youth-led movement for climate rights...
by Ty Davison | Mar 12, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon lawmakers target plastic utensils, condiments, hotel toiletries with updated bag ban – Salem Reporter: Since the Oregon Legislature voted to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and limit plastic straws in 2019, most Oregonians have grown used to bringing...
by Ty Davison | Apr 6, 2024 | News & Commentary
2024 Tesla Model 3: Good Enough to Be Elon-Proof? – WSJ: When it came to buying a replacement, safety was her top priority. Who makes the safest car on the market? she asked. I warned that she might not like the answer. Tesla. Tesla models have earned...
