Doxing lawsuit dies

By Julia Shumway | Editor

For months, the website “Melt Oregon” has sought to identify companies and people assisting the federal government with immigration enforcement. In the wake of a since-dismissed lawsuit citing Oregon’s anti-doxing law, the unknown owners of the blog removed some personal information for a Portland architect whose firm has helped build facilities.

Also in today's edition:

Drug manufacturers settle with Oregon, other states
Utilities order rate hikes across U.S.
Commentary on Oregon’s Climate Protection Program

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Oregon architect whose firm helps feds drops doxing lawsuit against anti-ICE website

By Shaanth Nanguneri

A wooden gavel with books in the background. An Oregon architect seeking to use an anti-doxing law to sue a website targeting federal contractors dropped her suit this week. (Stock photo by simpson33 via iStock/Getty Images Plus)

A Portland-based architect is dropping a novel anti-doxing lawsuit against a website targeting companies in Oregon that serve as contractors for federal immigration authorities.

Another drug manufacturer settles with Oregon, dozens of states over price-fixing allegations

By Alex Baumhardt

Medications are stored on shelves at a pharmacy in Los Angeles. Oregon's attorney general and other state attorneys general have sued dozens of generic drug companies during the last decade, alleging their executives coordinated on price fixing schemes that have kept some drug prices artificially high for consumers and limited competition. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

The fifth pharmaceutical company sued by Oregon’s attorney general and dozens of other state attorneys general for violating federal antitrust laws in the last decade agreed to settle, this time for nearly $30 million.

Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes

By Kevin Hardy | Stateline

Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in rate hikes across the country over the first half of the year, according to a newly released report. (Photo by Dave Cummings/New Hampshire Bulletin)

The consumer advocacy group PowerLines reported that utilities asked regulators for a record $9.2 billion in cumulative rate increases during the second quarter of this year. Those requested rate increases could affect more than 56 million U.S. customers.

Commentary: Why Oregon needs a strong Climate Protection Program

By Cheyenne Holliday and Mary Peveto

Sky-high energy bills. Record-breaking wildfires. Air too toxic to breathe.

Oregonians are already paying the price for pollution from large corporations, which is fueling climate disasters and extreme weather. To make matters worse, some corporate special interests are now trying to take away one of the best tools we have to lower energy costs and clean up our air: Oregon’s Climate Protection Program