Shelley Batty has a passion for bicycling and rural Oregon. She was raised on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Eastern Oregon where she grew to love the rural landscape and way of life. As an adult in rural Clackamas County,... Read More »

As we enter this season of gratitude and giving, CUB is thrilled to kick off our annual Giving Tuesday campaign. Over the next month, in addition to publishing important blogs about the work we do, we will also share with... Read More »

Earlier this month, I had the distinct privilege of being appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Renewable Northwest (RNW) (renewablenw.org). CUB has been a member and maintained a lasting relationship with RNW over the years since its... Read More »

The Institute of Public Utilities at Michigan State University recently hosted Camp NARUC (National Association for Regulated Utility Commissioners), a training conference that is meant to provide an introduction to the basics of utility regulation. I had the pleasure of... Read More »

In early August, CUB was thrilled to welcome our new Office Manager, Essie Bender. Essie comes to us from the great state of Alaska, where she enjoyed a 20 year career as an Archaeologist, working with the State of Alaska... Read More »

Ben Swerdlow joined the CUB staff a little over two months ago as our Summer Contract Attorney, but I first met him several years ago, and I learned quickly that Ben and I have a lot in common. First, with... Read More »