Press Release: Eugene City Council Advances Policy to Transition New Construction to All-Electric, Sets Ambitious Targets for Decarbonizing Existing Buildings


July 27, 2022 — In a major step toward a clean energy future, the Eugene City Council voted today to move forward with a suite of measures advancing the transition off of gas in homes and buildings. The motions include one directing staff to draft ordinance language to mandate that all new homes be constructed 100% electric by June 1, 2023; a second advancing conversations to transition new commercial and industrial construction to require all electric; and a third directing the City Manager

Tell City Council: It’s Time for a Fossil Free Eugene — Monday, May 24


The City of Eugene has officially walked away from negotiations with NW Natural! This a good first step, but we need to do more to phase out fracked gas in Eugene. We are specifically pushing them to ban new gas infrastructure as their next step. You can testify on behalf of the Fossil Free Eugene … Continue reading Tell City Council: It’s Time for a Fossil Free Eugene — Monday, May 24