A bill to divest Oregon from coal will head to the governor shortly
On Tuesday, House Bill 4083 passed the Oregon Senate 16-13.
State Director, Environment Oregon
On staff: 2006-2009; 2010 to present
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Arizona
As director of Environment Oregon, Celeste develops and runs campaigns to win real results for Oregon’s environment. She has worked on issues ranging from preventing plastic pollution, stopping global warming, defending clean water, and protecting our beautiful places. Celeste’s organizing has helped to reduce kids’ exposure to lead in drinking water at childcare facilities in Oregon, encourage transportation electrification, ban single-use plastic grocery bags, defend our bedrock environmental laws and more. She is also the author of the children’s book, Myrtle the Turtle, empowering kids to prevent plastic pollution. Celeste lives in Portland, Ore., with her husband and two daughters, where they frequently enjoy the bounty of Oregon’s natural beauty.
On Tuesday, House Bill 4083 passed the Oregon Senate 16-13.
To eliminate plastic waste, we need retailers like Target to do their part by phasing out plastic bags.
On Wednesday, the Oregon House Committee on Business and Labor passed Senate Bill 1596 with a bipartisan vote of 7-3, getting Oregonians one step closer to being able to fix our personal electronics and household appliances.
On Tuesday, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 1596 with a vote of 25-5, getting Oregonians one step closer to being able to fix our personal electronics and household appliances.
A bill that would divest Oregon from coal passed out of committee on Thursday.