ClimateWire: Oregon lawmakers yesterday approved a bill to raise the state's share of renewable energy to 50 percent and quit its reliance on coal-fired power.
S.B. 1547, sponsored by state Sen. Lee Beyer (D), passed the state Senate 17-12 on a party line vote. It now heads to Gov. Kate Brown (D), who is expected to sign it. It passed the state House 38-20 on Tuesday.
Originally put forth by the state's two largest utilities and a cadre of environmental groups, the bill would instruct the utilities -- Pacific...