Creating climate-friendly and equitable communities 

In November 2022, a coalition of cities and one county filed a lawsuit relating to the Climate Friendly and  Equitable Community (CFEC) rules adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. The CFEC rules were adopted in response to former Gov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order which directed state agencies to take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I agree with former Gov. Brown’s directive, but questions raised by legal challenges to the CFEC rules need …