Under the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s proposed Clean Truck Rules, the Oregon Optional Credit Program would ...

DEQ spokeswoman Susan Mills says the agency ... respond to industry concerns while also making progress on state carbon emission goals. “DEQ is considering a system of proportional sales credits ...

And yet, Oregon keeps right on testing them for emissions. A few weeks ago, officials with the Oregon DEQ met with elected officials to give an overview of the vehicle inspection program ...

The change will not increase the facility’s overall emission limits. Antony Sparrow, public affairs specialist for DEQ, said public notices are standard for all permit actions, modifications and ...

Chris Varley, a spokesperson with the DEQ’s air quality division ... making reductions in wintertime emissions associated with residential wood burning all the more important,” he said.

Eleven landfills statewide met that criteria, according to the report. Beyond Toxics asked DEQ for quarterly emission reports for all 11 landfills for 2023, the first full year of monitoring.

“We should be getting out ahead of that.” According to DEQ transportation strategy section manager Rachel Sakata, greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector account for 35% of the ...