Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ‘parts pairing’ trib.al/U84HhSY

What a great day! Governor Tina Kotek also just signed a bill to give Oregon's Marine Reserves Program a boost! Environment Oregon OregonSurfrider Bird Alliance of Oregon Oregon League of Conservation Voters Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition Oceana #orleg #orpol

Way to go Oregon! Thank you Governor Tina Kotek for signing #RighttoRepair into law! ⬇️Less packaging ⬇️Less plastic ⬇️Lower costs for Oregonians Shout out to Senator Senator Janeen Sollman, Environment Oregon, OSPIRG OregonSurfrider Oregon Environmental Council AOR Beyond Toxics Ocean Conservancy + many more!

Oregon passes the nation's strongest #repair law for consumer electronics! 🔧📱⚙️💻

"Chemical" or "Advanced" recycling may sound promising, but they are terms invented by the petrochemical industry to hide where the plastic is going: the incinerator. It's bad for the environment and, as The New York Times reports, it's a failing business model. nytimes.com/2024/04/05/cli…

I was in 6th grade for the 1st #EarthDay ,1970. I'll have old school thoughts to share as a panelist w/ @bostonglobe’s Sustainability Week "Revolutionizing the Waste Stream" event, April 23, 2PM ET moderated by Ivy Scott. Register now: globe.com/sustainability… #GlobeEvents

Single-use packaging is already a major contributor to a growing waste crisis. But Costco intentionally supersizes its packaging because it looks more uniform and organized on store shelves. Tell Costco to ditch excessive and unnecessary packaging: pirg.org/take-action/te…

It can't be "America the Beautiful" without Oregon! Thanks President Donald J. Trump Governor Tina Kotek for your commitment to protecting our wetlands, rivers and streams in Oregon and across the country. #AmericatheBeautiful #freshwaterchallenge #EarthDayEveryDay environmentamerica.org/oregon/updates…

Victory! U.S. Department of Energy finalized new water heater energy efficiency standards that will lower utility bills and reduce pollution. I was proud to be at DOE last month urging them to #RaiseTheStandards Environment Oregon Environment America environmentamerica.org/center/article…

Next Wednesday 5/8 at 11am PT, @USPIRG is hosting "Voices for Sustainable Fashion" with lawmakers and industry experts to discuss the need to advance #sustainablefashion Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove Sharlett Mena Remake RSVP here: bit.ly/VoicesWebinar

I was honored to join Governor Tina Kotek Senator Janeen Sollman Courtney Neron Charlie Fisher OSPIRG and many more advocates and legislators at the ceremonial signing of the Right to Repair Act today! #bestinthenation #letusfixourstuff

“If you are eliminating packaging, which is such a substantial part of the waste stream, from your consumption habits, it can really add up and make a really big impact,” said Celeste Meiffren-Swango, co-author of report by Environment America & U.S. PIRG #wildlifeoverwaste washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

We don’t need deep-sea mining to obtain the critical minerals needed to transition to clean, renewable energy – in fact, there are lots of critical minerals in many of the products we use, including electronics that often wind up in the trash. wired.com/story/instead-…

Electric vs Gas xkcd.com/2948

An essential read on how the plastic industry’s solution to dealing with plastic waste is nothing more than a very expensive and polluting PR campaign. Thanks for this important reporting ProPublica

Microplastics pollute everything from our waterways to the food we eat. I joined U.S. PIRG, Environment America, & Environmental Action to discuss my Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, which will help reduce plastic pellet pollution in our nation’s waters and coasts. pirg.org/articles/why-c…

I'm compiling a list of the most infuriatingly wasteful single-use plastic products/packaging and am looking for some input. What's on your list?

A trade group representing dozens of the world’s richest companies — including Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble — is pressuring regulators to loosen what counts as “recyclable.” Here are some of the brands seemingly on board with this proposal. 👇 propublica.org/article/recycl…

I sit at the intersection of organizing on the ground, and doing work on policy. There is a reason why people like me aren't all that enamored this "abundance agenda" thing, championed by Ezra, Matty churches, etc 1/

HB 3018, which would keep uneaten food out of the landfill and use it instead to feed the hungry or be turned into compost for farms just passed out of committee. Thanks to Courtney Neron for leading on this important issue!