Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Roseburg, Cottage Grove, Myrtle Creek airports receive federal funds for improvements
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
$5 million in infrastructure money coming to Bend, Redmond airports
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
$578K for pollution monitoring to go to Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw
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
As microplastics threaten Oregon’s environment and human health, PSU gets $2M to research solutions
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
Oregon conservationists win funding to restore riverside habitats
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
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