Oregon delays enforcement of clean truck rule aimed at phasing out dirty diesel trucks

Girsh Park Launches 'Ditch the Diesel' Campaign to Fund LED Soccer Field Lights

Girsh Park has begun a fundraising campaign known as “Ditch the Diesel!” to install permanent field lights at the Girsh Hochman Soccer Field. The campaign, which has raised $100,000 of the $200,000 goal, will replace the diesel generator lights that have been used for years with on-grid LED lights to eliminate emissions. Construction is scheduled for August 2025, but only if Girsh Park can raise the remaining $100,000. “For years, our soccer pro…

Oregon Delays Enforcement of Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

Oregon will delay enforcing a rule that requires truck makers to increase electric truck sales in light of industry difficulties and threatened federal funding cuts.

Oregon delays enforcement of clean truck rule aimed at phasing out dirty diesel trucks

Oregon will delay enforcement of a rule that requires truck manufacturers to gradually increase electric truck sales in response to industry difficulties and Trump administration tariffs and threatened funding cuts, the state’s top environmental official said Thursday.

DEQ pauses enforcement of controversial clean trucks rule

The policy, under development since 2021, was intended to shift Oregon’s fleet from trucks with internal combustion engines to electric-powered vehicles to improve air quality.

Oregon will delay the electric truck sale mandate because it is “not functioning properly”

The state of Oregon has decided to delay the electric truck sale mandate because the “new truck market dynamics in Oregon are not functioning properly.” The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced the postponement of the electric truck sale mandate, otherwise known as the ‘Advanced Clean Truck’ (ACT) regulation, on May 15th.  “Effective immediately, Oregon DEQ will refrain from pursuing enforcement or assessing civil penalties again…

DEQ pauses enforcement of controversial Advanced Clean Trucks Rule - The New Era

Gov. Kotek cites lack of federal support for transitioning to electric vehicles. By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said today it was delaying enforcement of its Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which went into effect Jan. 1. “Effective immediately, Oregon DEQ will refrain from pursuing enforcement or assessing civil penalties against any manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (Classes 2…