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
FDA delays enforcement of stricter standards for e-cigarette, cigar industry
The Trump administration has delayed enforcement of a rule finalized last year that imposed strict oversight over electronic cigarettes and cigars for the first time. The move, which the Justice Department revealed in court filings Monday night in both the District and Alabama, comes as the vaping and tobacco industries
Senate Democrats Introduce Bill To Completely Ditch Fossil Fuels By 2050
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) knows the bill he introduced on Thursday to transition the United States to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 probably won’t become law anytime soon. But, as one of the Senate’s most hawkish environmentalists, this is his moonshot. “It’s the equivalent of Kennedy saying ‘we’re going
Merkley reintroduce proyecto de ley para bloquear perforaciones en el Océano Ártico
WASHINGTON – En respuesta a las órdenes ejecutivas del presidente Trump que eliminan protecciones y avanzan para reabrir las peligrosas perforaciones en alta mar, el senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregon, reintrodujo el viernes la Ley para detener la perforación en el océano Ártico, una importante ley para proteger permanentemente el Ártico de las actividades en alta mar. perforación. La legislación impediría cualquier nueva o
El proyecto de ley de Merkley eliminaría los combustibles fósiles e invertiría en energía limpia
A climate change bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Thursday is a very important step in the right direction, according to Douglas County Global Warming Coalition board member Stuart Liebowitz. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, held a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol Thursday on the “100 by
Laying a road map for states, liberal senators introduce bill to end U.S. fossil fuel use by 2050
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Thursday that calls on the U.S. to transition off fossil fuels by 2050, hoping to spur action on the state and local level, even as the Trump administration pushes for expanded coal, oil and natural gas
Merkley, Sanders goal: U.S. on all renewables by 2050
WASHINGTON – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced landmark climate legislation Thursday that would transition the United States to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by no later than 2050. The “100 by ’50 Act” lays
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