Portland Tribune Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley continues his opposition to a restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service. Merkley, a Democrat from Northeast Portland, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, focusing on first-hand stories he said he heard from Oregonians who rely on the Postal
Oregonlive As wildfires burn nearly 1 million acres across Oregon, U.S Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior requesting additional federal assistance. In the letter addressed to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the
Politico E&E A chemical blamed for destroying salmon populations in the Northwest will be under the Senate’s microscope later this week. An Environment and Public Works subcommittee will hold a hearing on the potential environmental impacts of 6PPD, used to make tires and rubbers last longer, and its toxic byproduct,
KCBY WASHINGTON DC – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $17,364,442 to the state under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This includes more than $2 million for the Roseburg Regional Airport, $264K for the Cottage Grove State Airport, and $180K
Central Oregon Daily More than $5 million in federal funds is coming to Bend and Redmond airports for infrastructure improvements. Bend Municipal Airport is receiving $3.75 million and Redmond Municipal Airport is getting $1,291,810 from the FAA through the Airport Improvement Program, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced. The money
KVAL 13 WASHINGTON DC – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $577,943 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for programs to address environmental and public health concerns related to pollution. “Communities need accurate information
Oregonlive Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be providing almost $2 million in funding to Portland State University to find ways to fight microplastic pollution in the state. The funding — which comes
KLCC A conservation group in Springfield has won $8.5 million in federal funding, which will pay for floodplain restorations along the Willamette River and its tributaries. The plan is to reconnect waterways in the Upper Willamette Basin to several of their historic offshoots and side-channels. The McKenzie Watershed Alliance is
KVAL 13 LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Lane County is set to receive more than $19-million in grant funds to fight against climate and environmental challenges. The$19,555,386 in funds comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Community Change Grant, via the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, aimed at helping disadvantaged communities
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