The Oregon Climate Action Commission will hold a virtual meeting from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on September 11, 2026.

In this month's newsletter, ODOE gets ready to publish two Executive Order reports on clean energy facilities, prepares for Hanford waste shipments through Oregon starting in 2027, celebrates new natural and working lands carbon sequestration goals, recruits new Oregon Climate Action Commission members, publishes a new Grounded episode, and more.

On this episode of Getting Grounded, we’re walked through heat pump basics.

ODOE joined partners to learn more about shipments of transuranic waste from the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, through Oregon.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Thursday and Friday, August 20-21, 2026.

The Oregon Climate Action Commission is seeking two new members to support its work and advance its statutory duties. Interested Oregon residents are encouraged to apply for one of the commission’s vacant voting positions. The commission is seeking a youth voting member and an at-large voting member.

The Oregon Climate Action Commission and Oregon Department of Energy established natural and working lands net carbon sequestration goals for the state during the commission’s meeting on July 17, 2026.

Commission meeting on August 14 and upcoming committee meetings for 2026 Report to Legislature.

In this month's newsletter, ODOE submits our 2027-2029 Agency Request Budget, celebrates the first completed project supported by our Grid Resilience Grant Program, shares concerns about Hanford site waste transport, reminds Oregonians about our heat pump incentive programs, shares a letter supporting BPA leadership compensation, publishes a new Grounded episode, and more.

The Commission has formed four committees to help inform policy recommendations and guide work on its 2026 Biennial Report to the Legislature.