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Climate committee reports progress — LED lighting, electric buses and student grants — but warns staff cuts risk backsliding
Summary
Portland Public Schools staff and the Climate Crisis Response Committee reported progress on decarbonization goals and student climate grants, but warned that staff reductions — including the policy lead position — and loss of an external dashboard could undermine implementation.
Portland Public Schools staff and the Climate Crisis Response Committee presented the district’s annual climate policy update on May 12, highlighting measurable progress and a set of near‑term risks.
Highlights included completion of a district LED retrofit, an expansion to 27 electric school buses either operating or ordered, and a substantial student‑led grants program funded by the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) that…
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