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Oregon’s public dollars shouldn’t fund pollution.

The Oregon lobbying firm Public Affairs Counsel lobbies for an organization that represents thousands of PERS retirees, Oregon PERS Retirees Inc. (OPRI), while also lobbying on behalf of the Koch Companies, which are one of biggest funders of climate denialism. In 2025, this Koch-friendly firm helped defeat a bill that would have paused PERS investments in fossil fuels.

From our rivers to our retirement funds, Oregonians deserve better than lobbyists who profit from poisoning the planet.

🧼 Let’s clean up Oregon’s politics — not just its water.
📅 Join our Nov. 12th briefing: PFAS, PERS & fossil fuel lobbying in Oregon.
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Oregon’s Dirty Secret: PERS, PFAS, and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Oregon’s public dollars are meant to serve the public good — not fund pollution, corporate deception, or fossil fuel lobbyists. Join F Minus and Oregon advocates for a timely briefing on how public institutions like Portland Public Schools share lobbying firms with companies that are blocking ac...

California just vetoed a major PFAS ban. That means millions of families will keep facing toxic “forever chemicals” in cookware, cleaning products, and packaging.

But here’s the bigger story: the same industries fighting PFAS bans in California are lobbying in Oregon too — often through firms that represent our own public agencies and child-serving nonprofits.

If California can back down, Oregon must stand up.

Clean water, clean kids, and clean lobbying aren’t optional. They’re survival.

Join us November 12th for our briefing: Oregon’s Dirty Secret — PFAS, PERS, and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists.

Oregon’s Dirty Secret: PERS, PFAS, and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Oregon’s public dollars are meant to serve the public good — not fund pollution, corporate deception, or fossil fuel lobbyists. Join F Minus and Oregon advocates for a timely briefing on how the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) — one of the state’s largest investors — is be...