Read GEI’s November 2025 Newsletter

GEI staff attorney expressed concerns about Pacific Power’s decision to remove the Boardman to Hemingway planned transmission line from its Integrated Resource Plan. In response to a citizens’ request to revoke the certificate allowing condemnation of private property.

GEI, Sierra Club, Mobilizing Climate Action Together, and the Northwest Energy Coalition argued that the that the certificate was premised upon the transmission line’s “broad public benefits, not the needs of a single private entity.” Allowing PacifiCorp to change course would “violate the spirit and legal framework under which the line was approved by this commission,” Alex Houston, an attorney with the Green Energy Institute who represents the groups, told commissioners. It would also “harm Oregon customers and set a dangerous precedent wherein the justifications supporting issuance of a certificate may summarily be disregarded once the utility gets approval,” he said.

Meet three outstanding JD scholarship students committed to pursuing careers challenging industrial animal agriculture: Josephine Blatny, Camille Bond, and Nicole Wood.

How can we meet growing energy needs, prepare for extreme weather, and modernize the grid? Join the NW Energy Coalition in Portland on December 3 for expert insights, collaboration, and solutions at the Fall 2025 Clean & Affordable Energy Conference. 

‘Nothing Scarier Than Climate Change’ Action Week is right around the corner! There are a variety of different events to attend from going door to door canvassing for electrification policy in Bend to sitting in on a very important Bend City Council worktime meeting. Bend City Council has a big opportunity to make major strides towards our climate goals, so we have a big responsibility to make our voices heard and ensure a safe, clean future for all!