On Wednesday March 1, 2017, the Portland City Council discussed a treatment pilot to determine the best options for improving the level of corrosion control to reduce the potential for lead to leach from indoor plumbing fixtures into a building’s drinking... Read More »

On Wednesday March 1, 2017, CUB called for the Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) to reject Avista Utilities’ proposal to raise residential rates by 9.3%. CUB did this because we believe Avista, the supplier of natural gas service to parts of... Read More »

In the weeks leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, CUB raised concerns with his selections to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Interior and State Departments. Each of these cabinet picks signaled a striking departure from the previous Administration’s philosophy... Read More »

As most of our readers know, CUB and its allies succeeded in passing legislation last year that will allow PGE, Pacific Power, and Idaho Power’s customers to obtain solar power from “community solar projects”. Until now residential ratepayers had limited options for... Read More »

Cryptosporidium is a tiny parasitic organism that can cause temporary gastrointestinal distress called Crypotosporidiosis. The primary causes are drinking water contaminated with excrement from an animal infested with Cryptosporidium or oral contact with feces from a contaminated person.

Multnomah County’s Health... Read More »

Last summer, after years of back and forth between key stakeholders – including energy utilities, Oregon Public Utility Commission’s (OPUC) Consumer Services Division, CUB, and others – OPUC Staff set into motion three “Low-Income Issue” dockets: AR 601 (Severe Weather Moratorium on... Read More »