Category: In the News

EPA seeks data on salmon-killing chemical

E&E NewsThe agency launched its information-collection stage for 6PPD and 6PPD-q, a byproduct of worn-down rubber items highly toxic to aquatic species. E&E NEWS PM | EPA is asking for data on a widely used rubber chemical, a major step toward regulating a chemical known to be extremely deadly for

Merkley Monthly: Standing Up for Our Veterans

Lincoln County Leader For nearly fifty years, Oregon veteran Tracy thought he had earned honors from his two tours of service in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy, but he never received them. He had been unable to find those records until my team cut through the red tape and tracked

Oregon lawmakers committed to Owyhee Canyonlands

Argus ObserverU.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz introduces bill but U.S. Sen. Merkley says ‘We need to be prepared to go on to full national monument mode’ ONTARIO — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D – Ore., is committed to protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands, possibly through the designation of a national monument. At the

$600K federal grant helps support Medford air service to Dallas-Fort Worth

Rogue Valley TimesAirport officials say connection will open new doors for business, tourism, and personal travel in Southern Oregon Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport has received a $600,000 Small Community Air Service Development grant to help support new flights, via American Airlines, connecting Medford to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Airport Director

Feds provide $1 million to rehab farmworker housing

News-Register McMinnville nonprofit Community Home Builders has been awarded nearly $1 million in federal grant funds to rehabilitate 24 units of agricultural worker housing at Villa del Sol apartments in east McMinnville. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas announced the award of $956,333 from the

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