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Introduction to Ranked Choice Voting
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The Danger of the Marine Vessels that Serve Refineries
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The Danger of the Pipelines and Trains that Serve Refineries
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Direct Impacts of Northwest Refinery Pollution
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Confining Rental Homes to Busy Streets Is a Devil’s Bargain
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Bogus “Historic” Districts: The New Exclusionary Zoning?
For more than a century, the people of the United States have been locked in a game of cat and mouse with the forces of separation and segregation. In 1917, the US Supreme Court banned explicit racial zoning but allowed zoning that banned apartments or duplexes. Within a decade, bans on these lower-cost housing types, which were theoretically race-blind but effectively locked out poorer people, had become popular in cities’ richest...Read more » -
Fairer Elections in Portland
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Two Possible Futures for Northwest Oil Refining
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Environmental Justice Advocates Lead Oregon to 100 Percent Clean Electricity Future
On July 19th, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed one of the most aggressive clean electricity policies in the country. HB 2021, “100% Clean Energy for All,” aims to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity serving Oregonians by 2040 with interim targets of 80 percent reduction by 2030 and 90 percent reduction by 2035. The bill also provides funding for small scale renewable projects and establishes labor standards. A complementing...Read more » -
The History of Northwest Refineries