Earlier this month, in a statement from its Press Secretary, the Trump Administration announced plans to breathe life into a dying coal-fired electricity generation sector in the name of “resilience”. The White House is attempting to use authority it believes it... Read More »

Cascade Natural Gas, which distributes natural gas service to Northeastern Oregon and Central Oregon, recently filed to raise residential customer rates by 3.53 percent. Upon a closer examination of the numbers, Cascade is seeking to increase rates for all customers... Read More »

In its recently filed general rate case, PGE has requested an $86 million increase in rates, with residential rates increasing by an average of 6.3 percent. CUB recently submitted our analysis of the case in the opening round of testimony... Read More »

Last Friday (May 25), Outreach Manager, Samuel Pastrick, joined a round table discussion about net neutrality organized by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and Multnomah County Library. Oregon House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson, Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran,... Read More »

Though carbon reduction regulation did not pass during the 2018 short Oregon legislative session, both the Governor’s office and legislative leadership have signaled commitments for success in 2019. The Joint Interim Committee on Carbon Reduction met in Salem for the first... Read More »

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) requirement to treat Portland’s water to remove Cryptosporidium boosted the Water Bureau’s fiscal year 2018-19 budget over earlier expectations. Cryptosporidium is a parasite that can cause gastrointestinal distress. Though it is not a pervasive issue in... Read More »