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Thank you for a successful 2024

A letter from BPS Director Eric Engstrom thanking Portlanders and staff for the many contributions to improving our city in 2024.

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Downtown from east side riverbank covered in snow

Bringing reliable, clean energy transportation to Bybee Lakes shelter

Forth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing equitable access to clean transportation.

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Woman smiling and sitting on ebike

A Portland farm heals a painful past

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Row of vegetables in a garden in Portland, Oregon

Bringing help to heat-stricken schools: September 2024 heat wave

An early September heat wave taught a harsh climate lesson inside aging Portland school buildings, as students and teachers sweltered in classrooms that lack air conditioning. Several public school districts are working to ease this periodic crisis with $50 million from PCEF over the next five years

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Returning concrete jungles to nature

The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) is partnering with Depave to transform hot, impervious slabs into greener, cooler, more connected, resilient, and sustainable community gathering spaces. 

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Large group of people standing in a circle on concrete parking lot

PCEF’s tangible impact celebrated at Portland City Council

Dozens of community members turned out to cheer five years of accomplishments by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) at a Portland City Council work session May 14.

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Image of dozens of people gathering outside the City of Portland building with PCEF support signs.

Creating comfortable and climate-resilient learning environments for PPS students

The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) is poised to spend $50 million over the next five years to make city schools greener and more resilient in the face of climate change. Photo: Victor Salazar.

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Image of a classroom with rows of desks and a blackboard.

Portland’s urban forest could get $100 million boost

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ADA paved path curving through tall trees in fall

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