Oregon must reduce carbon emissions 48 percent by 2030
By: Gosia Wozniacka
The Associated Press – The Register Guard
PORTLAND — Oregon must slash its carbon dioxide emissions from power plants nearly in half by 2030 under federal requirements the Obama administration has proposed to curb global warming.
The state Department of Environmental Quality will be in charge of drawing plans to meet the goal. The initiative gives each state flexibility in how to reduce carbon emissions by 2030.
About half a dozen power plants in Oregon would be affected by the requirements, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more